The Arabian Nights, by Anton Pieck. By Greg Stepanich The current season of the Lynn Philharmonia, which ended April 17 with a concert at the Wold Performing Arts Center, has been largely triumphant. Continuing on its path of notable improvement under the direction of conductor Guillermo Figueroa, the students of the Lynn Conservatory have displayed impressive chops and … [Read more...]
Weak Handel, strong Rimsky at Lynn Phil’s final season concert
The current season of the Lynn Philharmonia, which ended April 17 with a concert at the Wold Performing Arts Center, has been largely triumphant. Continuing on its path of notable improvement under the direction of conductor Guillermo Figueroa, the students of the Lynn Conservatory have displayed impressive chops and discipline in their concerts this year, which have been … [Read more...]
Chameleon’s piano quartet rarities delight, impress
Dora Pejačevič (1885-1923). By Robert Croan Two of the three composers represented on Chameleon Musician’s season finale Sunday afternoon were names that few, if any, members of the audience had ever heard before. The delightful and enthusiastically received concert, in the Josephine S. Leiser Opera Center, featured rarely heard piano quartets by Dora Pejačevič and Zygmunt … [Read more...]
Chameleon’s piano quartet rarities delight, impress
By Robert Croan Two of the three composers represented on Chameleon Musician’s season finale Sunday afternoon were names that few, if any, members of the audience had ever heard before. The delightful and enthusiastically received concert, in the Josephine S. Leiser Opera Center, featured rarely heard piano quartets by Dora Pejačevič and Zygmunt Noskowski, along with a … [Read more...]
Photographers, muses tell stories of rock glory
off Pattie Boyd. “Behind the Lens” presented a unique live blend of music and visuals at the Kravis Center’s Persson Hall on April 13, with the featured attraction the narration and photographs of Henry Diltz and Pattie Boyd. The 77-year-old Diltz has more than 400 album cover shots for iconic artists, and the tales to go with them, while the 72-year-old Boyd mainly … [Read more...]
Last-minute changes unsettle last PB Symphony concert
The Palm Beach Symphony’s last concert this season April 10 suffered from a much-changed program, keeping the group’s largest public ever of 1,200 souls guessing. New insert programs lay in piles undistributed by the volunteer ushers at the Kravis Center. Lola Astanova, the highly regarded Russian-American pianist, was scheduled to play three solo pieces after her Mozart … [Read more...]
Seraphic Fire, New World bring major Reich score to vivid life
Patrick Dupre Quigley rehearses the New World Symphony and Seraphic Fire in Steve Reich's The Desert Music. (from Facebook) The season now in its final weeks has been a particularly good one for Beethoven, but performances of contemporary music have been relatively rare. Which is why it was great fun Saturday night to be at the New World Center in Miami Beach, where … [Read more...]
Choral clarity, soloists stand out in Seraphic Fire’s Brahms
Dashon Burton. By Robert Croan In its original form, Johannes Brahms’s A German Requiem, composed in the 1860s, is his longest, biggest work, lasting just over an hour, scored for full orchestra, large chorus and soprano and baritone soloists. Patrick Dupré Quigley, the creative and enterprising director of Seraphic Fire, likes to perform authentic small versions of … [Read more...]
Violinist Schmidt electrifies ACO audience in Tchaikovsky
Giora Schmidt. (Photo by Dave Getzchman) The fourth and last conductor to meet the public in the Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s search for a permanent music director was David Handel, who on Wednesday led the most ecstatic evening so far in terms of audience response with violinist Giora Schmidt, who received a long standing ovation after completing the first movement of the … [Read more...]
Liederabend shows PB Opera’s Young Artists keep getting better
Fleur Barron. The Palm Beach Opera Young Artists gave a Liederabend on March 29 at the Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach; close on 200 people attended this rare form of songmaking. European opera singers trot out their best lieder songs at festivals in between engagements ad nauseam. And retired greats offer milder versions, extending their careers by a few years. American … [Read more...]