Composer Chiayu Hsu.Lynn Philharmonia/Gunther Schuller (Jan. 29, Wold Performing Arts Center, Boca Raton)“I am Chiayu!” the small woman wearing a red dress jacket almost shouted to the audience at the Wold Performing Arts Center as she took the stage at Lynn University in Boca Raton to introduce her new composition.Chiayu Hsu, a Taiwan-born composer who … [Read more...]
Music feature: Pianist Graffman offers left-hand music at Lynn
Gary Graffman.(Photo by Christian Steiner)By Greg StepanichSitting down at the Steinway on the stage of the Wold Center, Gary Graffman demonstrates how he tests pianos for the Curtis Institute, which has asked its former director to help choose a new batch of 20 for the Philadelphia arts school.Graffman’s test piece is a slow solo passage from the middle of … [Read more...]
ArtsPaper Interview: Age of Philippe begins at Boca Symphonia
Philippe Entremont.(Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Greg StepanichThe French pianist Philippe Entremont was born in 1934 in Rheims, France, to two musicians, and found fame early, entering the Paris Conservatoire at 12 and winning first prizes in solfège, chamber music and piano performance by the time he was 15.He made his American debut in 1953, … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Lynn opens new concert hall; venues set 2010-11 classical series
The inside of the center.(Photo by Greg Stepanich)Lynn University on Thursday opened its new $14.9 million concert hall, adding a much-needed venue for theater and music in south Palm Beach County.The Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, which took about 18 months to build, features a 752-seat hall with adjustable acoustic panels, a video studio, plus scene … [Read more...]