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Classical Music Commentary: Boston Symphony Orchestra Season 2014-15 — A Jolt of Energy and Stability

March 9, 2014
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Most of the programs during BSO conductor Andris Nelsons’ ten subscription weeks look fresh and, if not outright adventurous, on paper they at least look more exciting than not.

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Concert Review: Jack DeJohnette’s Spring Quartet — Creative Flexibility Times Four

March 8, 2014
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The point of the Spring Quartet, one assumes, is to showcase its four multi-talented members, particularly their talents as composers.

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Theater Review: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Too Much Clutter, Too Little Poetry

March 8, 2014
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All the prancing about onstage with planks of wood, actors climbing into eight-foot large puppet skeletons, is marvelous to behold, but it makes for an uneven, confusing production.

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Classical Concert Review: Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Perform a Scorching “Salome”

March 8, 2014
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If “Salome” was a harbinger for what’s to come, we may be on the cusp of a golden era, indeed.

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Film Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel — A Deliriously Eccentric Adventure Story

March 7, 2014
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Director Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” presents a frenzied feast of lavish and preposterous set pieces, performances, and tall tales.

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Fuse Views: This is What We Look Like — On “Selfies” and Self-Image

March 6, 2014
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Sometimes using the Twitter handle #itsokKimNovak, at other times just linking to Laura Lipmann’s Facebook page, women – primarily writers and our friends – have started posting our own “raw” photos.

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Concert Review: Pianist Stephen Hough Dazzles in Rockport

March 6, 2014
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Stephen Hough’s performance of piano works by Brahms and Chopin was enthralling, poetic, and spellbinding.

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Music Review: On Quatuor Ébène’s program — Mozart, Bartók and “Pulp Fiction.”

March 5, 2014
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Quatuor Ébène burst into song. And I think it’s safe to say singing of any kind is almost never heard at a strings-only concert.

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Music Interview: Billy McCarthy of Augustines — Doing Strong Work

March 4, 2014
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“It seems now that quality spreads through reputation — the live show is where we really see bands pull away from the pack. It takes quality now to survive. Strong work.”

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Classical Concert Review: An Enthusiastic Discovery Ensemble at Jordan Hall

March 4, 2014
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As if the Discovery Ensemble’s impressive return after a three-month hiatus weren’t news enough, last week brought the announcement that Courtney Lewis has been appointed assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic, beginning this fall.

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