By Tara Mitton Catao One could sense the integrity of the tight-knit artistic ensemble that is Rioult Dance NY, the small modern dance company that performed at the intimate Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center on Thursday night. Proficient in what they do, Rioult Dance presented a well-balanced program of works choreographed by Artistic Director Pascal Rioult. In Views of … [Read more...]
Pianist Rabinovich makes impressive South Florida debut
By Donald Waxman Last Saturday afternoon (April 27) at the Steinway Gallery in Boca Raton, the much-acclaimed young Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovich performed for the first time in South Florida. The 28-year-old pianist, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, began studies in Israel at the famed Rubin Academy, “the Juilliard of Tel Aviv,” then went on to Curtis and Juilliard. Since … [Read more...]
From Burt to Broadway, Lake Worth Playhouse marks 60 years
The Lake Worth Playhouse, a fixture in Palm Beach County since 1953, celebrates its 60th anniversary this month with a diamond jubilee Saturday night and its most famous alumnus, Burt Reynolds, the Oscar-nominated, two-time Golden Globe award-winning actor, scheduled to appear as the honored guest. The theme of the jubilee celebration is Decades, a retrospective of the past … [Read more...]
Music roundup: A fine young violist, two admirable quartets
Peijun Xu (Feb. 10, Steinway Gallery, Boca Raton) If the concertgoing world doesn’t fully appreciate the variety that a viola can bring to a recital, that won’t be the fault of Peijun Xu. The Shanghai-born musician performed two local recitals this week for the Kronberg Academy, an organization based in that German town near Frankfurt (the city that Xu now calls home) that … [Read more...]