James Judd. (Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Greg StepanichWhen James Judd takes the stage during the first week of December to lead the Boca Raton Symphonia and the Master Chorale of South Florida in three performances of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah in Boca, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, it will mark his first appearances with local musicians since 2001.The former … [Read more...]
Music review: Fresh Mendelssohn, new violinist shine at Boca Symphonia
Violinist Ernö Kallai. By Greg StepanichBOCA RATON – It’s not every day that you hear a world premiere of a Mendelssohn symphony, and if that sounds like a too-eager acceptance of a publicist's line, let this also be said: It works.The first concert Sunday afternoon of the Boca Raton Symphonia’s fifth season was noteworthy for the cantata-less arrangement of Mendelssohn’s … [Read more...]