Classical Music
In conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, the BSO has one of its most trusted guests and thoughtful collaborators.
The jam-packed audience for the opening performance of the fiftieth season was filled with Cantata Singers old timers.
For their debut on Sunday, Odyssey Opera and conductor Gil Rose could hardly have picked a more spectacular, unfamiliar epic than they did.
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Leon Fleisher was part of an outburst of great North American pianists. Many were ill-fated, but, as this commanding box set proves, Fleisher stayed the course.
Christian Gerhaher is, perhaps, the great Mahler baritone of his generation, while Bruckner is, perhaps, a surprising choice for conductor Kent Nagano, whose championship of new music is legendary.
For classical music lovers, the opening of the concert season was synonymous with flutist Fenwick Smith’s annual recitals.
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Fuse Commentary: 2013-1014 Orchestral Season Preview
So, even though certain pieces by Mendelssohn and Beethoven seem to be turning up with greater frequency than perhaps may be healthy, there is still much to admire and look forward to in the upcoming orchestral season.
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