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Music Commentary: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra — Gender Diversity?

By taking the stage with 15 musicians, none of whom is female, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra presents the music as segregated and outdated.

By: Clea Simon Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Clea Simon, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Wynton Marsalis

Concert Review: Audra McDonald — Another Fabulous Performance

There were the inevitable crowd-pleasers on which Audra McDonald puts her impassioned stamp.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Audra McDonald, Celebrity-Series, Symphony Hall

Concert Review: Kent Nagano’s Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Triumphs in Boston

Kent Nagano’s return to Boston revealed him to be a fully mature world-class conductor.

By: Michael Johnson Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Danill Trifonov, Kent Nagano, Michael Johnson, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Symphony Hall

Classical Music Interview: Conductor Kent Nagano’s Emotional Return to Boston

The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal programs a lot of new music but that is not the point.

By: Michael Johnson Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Interview, Music Tagged: Danill Trifonov, Kent Nagano, Michael Johnson, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Symphony Hall

Fuse Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Symphony Hall

By any measure, this is an impressive orchestra, as technically accomplished as any number of professional ensembles, domestic and international.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Benjamin-Zander, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Symphony Hall

Concert Review: Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock at Symphony Hall

Given that these two virtuoso pianists were in a jubilant, hometown mood, this was a concert that could hardly fail to please.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock. Celebrity Series, Symphony Hall

Fuse Concert Review: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Delivers a Magical Evening

Heralded cellist Yo-Yo Ma has played with several distinguished pianists over the years, but none (are) better than Kathryn Stott.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Kathryn Stott, Symphony Hall, The Celebrity Series of Boston, Yo-Yo Ma

Fuse Concert Review: Vladimir Jurowski Leads the London Philharmonic at Symphony Hall

Vladimiar Jurowski leads the London Philharmonic

The Celebrity Series of Boston offers top-notch artists and performing ensembles from around the world. With a Russian at the helm, it is no surprise that the Shostakovich Concerto would match or exceed expectations. The question was whether the Beethoven would.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Celebrity-Series-of-Boston, London Philharmonic, Symphony Hall, Vadim Repin, Vladimir Jurowski

Classical Music Review: A Love-in for Itzhak Perlman

Violinist Itzhak Perlman is the go-to guy when a world-class violinist is needed at presidential inaugurations, for visiting royalty, and as a guest for cooking shows.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Itzhak Perlman, Rohan De Silva, Symphony Hall, The Celebrity Series of Boston

Coming Attractions in Jazz: June 2010

By J. R. Carroll June brings a cupful of world jazz. [Updated: See Mose Allison item below] Photo by Daniel Sheehan While the eyes of the sporting world may be on the stadiums of South Africa, there will be plenty of international flavor here in New England this month. Brazilian born but now Seattle-based, pianist/composer/arranger […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music, Visual Arts, World Books Tagged: Afrobeat, Al Di Meola, Allen Toussaint, Amazing Things Arts Center, Arturo Sandoval, Cesar Pedroso, Discover Jazz Festival, Don Byron, Duduka da Fonseca, Fela Kuti, International Festival of Arts and Ideas, João Gilberto, Jovino Santos Neto, Joyce Moreno, Julian Lage, Los Van Van, Manolo Mairena, Middle-East, Mose Allison, Narrows Center for the Arts, Natick Center for the Arts, Nilson Matta, Paradise Rock Club, Pupy y Los Que Son Son, Romero Lubambo, songo, Symphony Hall, Tony Allen, Trio da Paz, Trombone Shorty, Troy Andrews, Wilbur Theatre, World Sinfonia

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