Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

Commentary: 2017-18 Orchestral, Opera, and New Music Season Preview

September 13, 2017

Posted in Classical Music, Featured, Music, Preview

Some institutions’ offerings aren’t as challenging as they could be, but there’s a healthy balance between the familiar and new.

Music Commentary/Preview: 2016 Fall Orchestral Season Overview

September 14, 2016

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In the six years I’ve now been reviewing for the Fuse, I can honestly say that the 2016-17 season looks to be one of the liveliest in recent memory.

Concert Review: Yevgeny Kutik and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra’s “Russian Portraits”

January 12, 2015

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Violinist Yevgeny Kutik delivered a performance of the Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto that mined the piece’s subversive character but never shied away from its extroverted nature.

Classical Music Season Preview 2014-2015: Adhering to the Safe, With Exceptions

September 19, 2014

Posted in Classical Music, Editorial, Featured, Music, Preview

There’s a powerful attachment to conventional repertoire among the city’s many orchestras, through are there things to look forward to. Here is a guide to what’s coming up.

Classical Music Sampler: May 2010

April 28, 2010

Posted in Classical Music, Coming Attractions, Music, Visual Arts, World Books

By Caldwell Titcomb May 1: The month kicks off with an unusual concert celebrating the noted tuba player Kenneth Amis, who joins the MIT Wind Ensemble. Amis will play his own “Concerto for Tuba” (2007), along with the premiere of his “Bell-Tone’s Ring,” and pieces by famous European composers. At MIT’s Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts…