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Jazz Concert Review: Anat Cohen Tentet and Ben Wendel “Seasons” Group at Sanders Theater

March 15, 2018
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A kaleidoscopic small-band adventure led by one of the world’s great clarinetists, and a superbly-played set by Ben Wendel’s dynamic quintet.

CD Reviews: Smetana String Quartets, 2018 New Year’s Concert, Haydn: An Imaginary Orchestral Journey, and Lindberg conducts Bernstein

March 15, 2018
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Pražák Quartet’s Smetana is keeper, Sir Simon Rattle’s Haydn is a loser, and Lindberg’s “On the Waterfront” is a knockout.

WATCH CLOSELY: “The Exorcist” — The Devil and the Deep State

March 14, 2018
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TV’s The Exorcist reinvents its source material for an occult-savvy (not to mention cinema-savvy) audience.

Classical CD Reviews: Barenboim plays Sciarrino, Berio, Tartini, and Paganini and Alsop’s Complete Bernstein

March 14, 2018
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Violinist Michael Barenboim is an exceptional young musician with a famous name who stands on his own two feet.

Jazz CD Review: Lello Molinari’s Italian Music in a Jazz Vein

March 13, 2018
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The communication among the group members is at a high level and the playing is flawless.

Jazz CD Review: Philip Levine and Benjamin Boone Make “The Poetry of Jazz”

March 13, 2018
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For poet Philip Levine, music is not only a good thing in life: the good things in life are music.

Theater Review: “Steve” — A Comedy about Mid-Life Crisis

March 13, 2018
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Steve is a satisfyingly genial comedy that brings up, but then darts quickly away from, serious issues.

Theater Review: “Orlando” — Asking What Gender Really Means

March 13, 2018
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There is much to love in this Lyric Stage Company production and I recommend it highly.

Concert Review: Boston Musica Viva’s Annual Family Concert

March 12, 2018
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Musically, everything clicked in Boston Musica Viva’s annual Family Concert.

Opera Preview: Boston Lyric Opera’s “Threepenny Opera” — A Reflection of Brutal Times

March 12, 2018
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“You can be certain that when the show begins and you hear “Mack the Knife,” the choreography will suggest scenes of slashing and murdering.”

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