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Concert Review: Peter Serkin/BSO/Stéphane Denève

February 20, 2012
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Perhaps most remarkably, BSO conductor Stéphane Denève managed to create an atmosphere in which the Symphony Hall audience, which at this time of year sometimes sounds like it’s made up of inpatients from a tuberculosis ward, was utterly captivated: even the quietest moments were accompanied by a welcomed, attentive silence.

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Jazz CD Reviews: Jazzhaus Ascendant

December 23, 2012
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We should look forward, eagerly, to hearing more lost, or previously issued music, from Jazzhaus. And be grateful to the European public for supporting these concerts and broadcasts.

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Book Review: “The Greatcoat” – A Great Ghost Story?

September 12, 2012
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I can say, without equivocation, that Helen Dunmore’s novel “The Greatcoat” is no “The Turn of the Screw.”

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Arts Remembrance: Art Critic and Historian Barbara Rose

December 30, 2020
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At a time when ambitious women of any sort were often harshly criticized for pursuing a professional career, Barbara Rose only forged on.

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Jazz Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2019 — Exalting Diversity

August 5, 2019
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“It’s not something to be tolerated,” saxophonist Kamasi Washington said. “It’s something to be celebrated.”

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Album Reviews: Billy Conway and Laurie Sargent — The Healing Power of Music and Community

May 1, 2020
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Laurie Sargent and Billy Conway found their sanctuary under the big sky of rural Montana, and their art echoes the genuine nature of their lives, shared across the miles with their Boston base.

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Classical CD Reviews: George Li plays Tchaikovsky, Jansons conducts Shostakovich, and Andris Nelsons conducts BSO premieres

November 16, 2019
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Terrific, fiery playing from George Li, one of the most compelling young pianists on the scene; Mariss Jansons’ recording of Shostakovich’s Tenth trudges from start to finish; irrefutable proof of Andris Nelsons’ excellence as a new-music conductor.

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Opera Album Review: Oscar Wilde in the Opera House, Part 2 — Richard Flury’s Approachable “A Florentine Tragedy”

January 22, 2020
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Another operatic version of Oscar Wilde’s one-act love triangle that ends with the woman’s husband murdering her lover, to her enraptured delight.

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Arts Commentary: Consider the Self — I am George Floyd. I am Derek Chauvin.

June 3, 2020
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I am Derek Chauvin, and I am George Floyd. Who are you?

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — July 4

July 4, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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