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Classical Music Interview: Yvonne Lam of Eighth Blackbird — Stirring Virtuosos

January 29, 2018
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When it comes to helping artists make a living, social media turns out to be a mixed blessing.

Concert Review: Pianist Garrick Ohlsson at Mechanics Hall

January 29, 2018
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A pianist with an uncommonly sensitive touch, Garrick Ohlsson’s playing encompasses poeticism and technical strength in just about equal measure.

Classical CD Reviews: Estonian Festival Orchestra’s Shostakovich and Andrew Manze’s Mendelssohn, vol. 2

January 29, 2018
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Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra present a probing and excellent version of Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 6.

Jazz CD Reviews: A Trio of Adventurous Jazz Vocalists

January 27, 2018
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Three jazz singers go outside of the Great American Songbook — with entrancing results.

Classical CD Reviews: Prokofiev’s “Cantata on the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution” and “Music of the Americas”

January 26, 2018
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It’s not Prokofiev at his finest, but his “very good” was above just about everybody else’s best.

Concert Review: Cantata Singers — Music That Bears Witness to Catastrophe

January 23, 2018
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Peter Child’s challenge was to match his orchestral and choral music to the harrowing nature of the text — and he worked this out well.

Classical CD Reviews: Kamus Quartet’s “Homunculus” and Jeroen Van Veen plays Adams

January 22, 2018
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The nearly 10 year wait for the premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s string quartet Homunculus was worth it.

Music Interview: Vancouver’s Dan Bejar, Leader of the band Destroyer

January 22, 2018
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“There’s not too many people wanting their money back, thinking that they’re at a Pig Destroyer show or Destroyer 666.”

Classical CD Reviews: Hindemith Orchestral Works and Symphonic Psalms

January 21, 2018
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Conductor Marek Janowski’s Hindemith is all vigor and athleticism; Tenebrae’s Symphonic Psalms & Prayers is captivating.

Music Interview: Ernie Isley Keeps R&B Guitar Alive

January 16, 2018
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The Isleys remain bizarrely underrated by mainstream media outlets, but they’ve never been forgotten by music fans.

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