Violinist Jennifer Frautschi.By Greg StepanichPALM BEACH -- Crowded onto a relatively small stage at the Society for the Four Arts, the men and women of the Czech Symphony Orchestra made a casual night of it, dispensing with tuxedos and formal dresses as they presented an evening of attractive, familiar masterworks.But the concert Wednesday evening by the touring Ostrava-based … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Quartet, violinist heat up classical week
The Calder Quartet.By Greg StepanichWe're in the thick of the season, and there are a few events in the classical music world that deserve mention:Calder Quartet: This Los Angeles-based string foursome -- violinists Benjamin Jackson and Andrew Bulbrook, violist Jonathan Moerschel and cellist Eric Byers --, fresh off an appearance with the band Airborne Toxic Event on The Late … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Jan. 16-18
Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompsonin Last Chance Harvey. THEATER: The rocky economy has hit New Vista Theatre hard. With the loss of corporate and private underwriting, the company has had to scrub its much-anticipated production of the Tony Award-winning musical, The Producers. In its place, artistic director Avi Hoffman will unveil a new follow-up to his signature solo … [Read more...]
Music review: Trio shines in Beethoven Triple Concerto
By Greg StepanichPALM BEACH — It's true, as the program notes indicated, that the Triple Concerto of Beethoven gets slight respect from scholars, but the Goldstein-Kaler-Peled Trio made as a good a case for this hybrid work Tuesday night as you could hope to hear.Appearing at the Society of the Four Arts with the Palm Beach Symphony, the three players — pianist Alon Goldstein, … [Read more...]