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Classical Concert Review: Berliner Philharmoniker Plays Bruckner

November 24, 2024
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The whole effort culminated in the finest orchestral performance these ears have heard in Boston since, well, the last time the Berliner Philharmoniker was here.

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Concert Review: Horizon Ensemble Ushers in a Festive Autumn

November 23, 2024
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There wasn’t much autumnal despondency in this Horizon Ensemble program; it was dedicated to the upside of the season, an invitation to enjoy all its warmth, friendship, and festivity.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Three Releases with a Distinctly Delightful International Flavor

November 22, 2024
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A trio of varied, high quality jazz releases: “Entre Amigos”, “Strange Times”, and “Three Visitors”.

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Children’s Book Reviews: Troubles and Triumphs

November 22, 2024
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In a time when qualities such as empathy and caring for others are more important than ever, these books can help children better understand the lives of others.

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Visual Arts Review: Wading Through “Deep Waters” at the MFA

November 21, 2024
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By juxtaposing different artistic approaches, the past with the present, Deep Waters offers a fresh way to consider what we humans have done to the ocean, to the creatures that depend on it, and to each other.

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Classical Concert Review: The Belvedere Series Plays Sibelius, Grieg, Nazaykinskaya, Vasks, and Shostakovich

November 20, 2024
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The Belvedere Series is a chamber music group whose mission of bringing the art form to new audiences is matched by an admirable desire to expand and redefine just what the canon is. Even better: that ambition is backed up by top-flight programming, playing, and musicianship.

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Film Review: The Celluloid Version of “Wicked” Defies Gravity

November 20, 2024
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It’s wonderful to see the cinema do justice to the magic of this beloved musical.

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Doc Talk: Grievous Bodily Charms in “S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary”

November 19, 2024
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Director David Charles Rodrigues incorporates this wealth of material, a superflux of images generated by Genesis P-Orridge and the various artistic enterprises s/he founded, with concision and insight. The life and work of his subject is chronicled over the course of a lucid and kaleidoscopic 100 minutes.

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Theater Review: “Mindplay” Is Child’s Play

November 19, 2024
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Because this “play” relies on audience participation, Vinny DePonto selects inevitably befuddled men and women from the audience on which to demonstrate his mental prowess.

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Visual Arts Review: “Power of the People: Art and Democracy” — A Timely Response to a Powerful Threat

November 18, 2024
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Let’s hope the exhibit inspires some critical thinking about the importance and fragility of democracy, both here and around the world.

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