By Robert Croan Cellist Iris van Eck is one of South Florida’s busiest and most productive classical musicians. Her activities include running the splendid Chameleon chamber music series, which she founded in 2003; playing in Symphony of the Americas, where she is principal cellist; teaching and much more. On Chameleon’s Jan. 24 concert, the Dutch-born artist had her own … [Read more...]
Cellist Peled gives exceptional tribute to Casals at PB Symphony
I have loved the sound of the cello since I heard a broadcast of Pablo Casals playing from the festival he founded in Puerto Rico. Subsequently I heard Sir John Barbirolli practicing the cello through an open window: we were neighbors in Manchester, England. At London’s Royal Festival Hall I was close enough to see every gesture of Jacqueline Du Pré, the day she rocketed to … [Read more...]
Vienna Piano Trio polishes program to gold
The Vienna Piano Trio came to the Flagler Museum and with their excellence showed that European instrumentalists of this caliber play on a level a couple of notches higher than most. The refinement, the polish and the sensitivity (and showmanship) they brought to their concert of music by Haydn, Beethoven and Saint-Saens was like burnished gold. They have won prizes galore, … [Read more...]