Peijun Xu.(Photo by Greg Stepanich)Peijun Xu (Feb. 10, Steinway Gallery, Boca Raton)If the concertgoing world doesn’t fully appreciate the variety that a viola can bring to a recital, that won’t be the fault of Peijun Xu.The Shanghai-born musician performed two local recitals this week for the Kronberg Academy, an organization based in that German town near … [Read more...]
Music roundup: Rare Taneyev, lively Mahler
The Amernet Quartet: Misha Vitenson, Marcia Littely,Jason Calloway and Michael Klotz.By Greg StepanichEditor’s note: Here are brief reviews from local concerts in the past weeks.Amernet Quartet(Oct. 24, Josephine Leiser Center, Fort Lauderdale)The Russian composer Sergei Taneyev has been largely overlooked in the United States, but he had much to offer, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 16-21
Network of Stoppages, by Leora Klaymer Stewart.Art: In time for Earth Day, the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is opening an exhibit of works compiled from “recycled, reused and found objects.”Executive Director Cynthia Palmieri selected artists who would be willing to consider the site’s unique location and its natural materials as well as the limitation that a historic home … [Read more...]