The Celebrity Series of Boston

Music Review: French Soprano Natalie Dessay — She Leaves Listeners Walking on Air

March 15, 2014
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The teamwork and chemistry of soprano Natalie Dessay and pianist Philippe Cassard were terrific, each performer delivering the music with great expressiveness and intelligence.

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Concert Review: A Memorable “Winterreise” From Gerald Finley and Julius Drake

February 14, 2014
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Those of us who have heard Gerald Finley and Julius Drake knew what we were in for – truly beautiful singing throughout every range, and brilliantly expressive piano story-telling.

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Concert Review: András Schiff’s Remarkable Piano Odyssey

November 2, 2013
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No pianist in his right mind is going to repeat this program. András Schiff had privileged us with a gift that only he could give.

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Concert Review: Pianist Yuja Wang — A Fearless Performer But Problematic Fashionista

October 20, 2013
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Two days after pianist Yuja Wang’s concert, and, sadly, what I remember best are the two skimpy dresses she wore.

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Fuse News Review: Terry Gross’s Thrice-Told Tales

May 11, 2013
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What has NPR’s Terry Gross learned after all these years of probing famous people’s psyches? “We are all mortal. Life is short, and for some life is full of pain.”

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Jazz Concert Review: The Charles Lloyd New Quartet — Of Sound and Silence

March 22, 2013
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It turns out that it was more than just a rumor that saxophonist Charles Lloyd spent some of the ’70s playing with The Beach Boys.

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Concert Review: Pianist Jeremy Denk — Probing Intelligence and Wit

March 4, 2013
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Pianist Jeremy Denk wields a large artillery of dynamics and colors and it served him well in this performance.

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Concert Review: Renée Fleming and Susan Graham at Symphony Hall

February 6, 2013
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In an effort to give the proceedings an intimate, salon feel, the Symphony Hall stage was dotted with a couple of potted plants, three armchairs, and a pair of music stands; the cavernous environ of the space was still very much present, but one appreciated the effort to minimize it, even if only partially successful.

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Visual Arts Review: Cartoonist Roz Chast Reveals Her “Theories of Everything”

January 26, 2013
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For those who missed this evening, pick up Roz Chast’s “Theories of Everything,” which is a wonderfully huge collection of her cartoons published in “The New Yorker.”

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Concert Review: The Emerson String Quartet — A Note of Sadness

December 4, 2012
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The Emerson String Quartet gave its all – beauty, power, fire – in Johannes Brahms’s String Quartet in A minor, Opus 51, no. 2.

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