England's Chichester Cathedral.Music: The Master Chorale of South Florida wraps its 2008-09 season with the Chichester Psalms of Leonard Bernstein, proof positive that it was good for the composer to stay away from conducting for a while and write; it was his 1965 sabbatical from the New York Philharmonic that engendered the creation of this classic of contemporary choral … [Read more...]
Music 2008: A look back at classical’s most memorable
Violinist Vadim Gluzman.By Greg StepanichThe pressure of work earlier this year being what it was, I can't really offer a true "best of" list for 2008. I didn't get to enough of the concerts I wanted to see, and the ones I missed I heard good things about.So allow me to offer this list instead of some memorable performances from 2008:Vadim Gluzman, violin: Earlier this month, … [Read more...]