By Ava Figliuzzi The Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach closed its 10th annual season April 21 with the lauded Jerusalem Quartet. The Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse was filled out nicely for the Friday evening program of Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 4 in E minor (Op. 44, No. 2) and Tchaikovsky’s First String Quartet (in D, Op. 11). Since their 1996 debut, the … [Read more...]
COVID cancellations: Detroit and Cleveland orchestras, GableStage
Cancellations and rescheduling from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to alter South Florida’s art season. Two major American symphonic ensembles that had planned appearances at the Kravis Center have canceled their concerts. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which was to have played the Kravis on Jan. 15 and 17, called off their concerts last week, citing COVID. Cellist … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2021-22: The season in classical music
The classical season looks mostly normal this year, with COVID protocols in place and venues opening back up. There are a host of major artists and groups coming to the county this year, from established veterans to exciting new talents. Although some usual season players are missing as of this writing (the Flagler Museum has not yet said whether its chamber music series … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2018-19: Classical music
It shouldn’t be surprising at this point, given South Florida’s deep connection to the Northeast, and New York City in particular, but this area can boast a season of classical music as rich as most other cities in the country, particularly in the first months of the year, when everyone likes to come to Florida to escape winter. Here’s a monthly look at what you can look … [Read more...]
New piano trio makes powerful impression at Breakers
By Dennis D. Rooney The inaugural concert appearance of a newly formed piano trio composed of three experienced chamber musicians gave the final concert April 25 in the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s season a certain gala atmosphere. Cellist Colin Carr, at 60, is the veteran member (having played for nearly two decades in the Golub-Kaplan-Carr trio), and is … [Read more...]
Violinist Koh shows mastery in Boca Museum recital
By Dennis D. Rooney Jennifer Koh, a Chicago native and alumna of Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute where she studied with Jaime Laredo and Felix Galimir, was heard in recital on two succeeding days in Palm Beach County. Her first appearance was in Boca Raton, the second at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Both events were presented under the auspices of the Chamber Music Society of … [Read more...]
Escher Quartet brings brilliant Mozart to Breakers
By Dennis D. Rooney The new year brings an abundance of string quartets to Palm Beach County. Last week brought the Escher String Quartet. Founded in 2005, they have become regular visitors. Their most recent appearance was Thursday at The Gold Room in the Breakers, sponsored by the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, where they played an all-Mozart program. The members … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Orchestra Brass in winning form at CMSPB
By Dennis D. Rooney The Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet is composed of members of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s brass section, viz. David Bilger and Anthony Prisk, trumpets; Nitzan Haroz, trombone; Jeffrey Lang, horn; and Carol Jantsch, tuba. Their appearance Monday was sponsored by the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach and marked that organization’s first concert … [Read more...]
Ehnes Quartet opens Chamber Music Society season in splendid style
By Dennis D. Rooney The Gold Room at the Breakers was the venue for the inaugural concert Tuesday of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Society’s fifth season. A replica of a space in Venice’s Gallerie dell’Accademia, the room’s ceiling, lavishly decorated in gold, is painted in a graphic diagonal pattern adorned with 260 hand-carved cherubs. Surrounding the ceiling are … [Read more...]
Pianist Ji offers creative rethinking of the recital in Rosarian concert
By Dennis D. Rooney An unusual program by a young Korean-American artist with the single name Ji was the final offering of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach's Young Concert Artists series for the 2016-17 season. Beginning piano studies at age 5, Ji-Yong Kim came to the United States at age 9 and enrolled in the Preparatory Division of Mannes College in New York and … [Read more...]