Conductor Ramón Tebar has done it again. He has taken the enlarged Palm Beach Symphony of 75 players to new heights of perfection, drawing a record audience that filled Donald Trump’s glorious wedding hall at Mar-a-Lago on March 16, the day after he won the Florida Republican primary. Perhaps many were curiosity-seekers. No matter, the great and the good were augmented by the … [Read more...]
Late reviews: South Florida Symphony, Cameo Chamber Players
South Florida Symphony Orchestra (Nov. 15, Crest Theatre, Delray Beach) One of Sergei Prokofiev’s last works was his Sinfonia Concertante (Op. 125), a reworking of his earlier Cello Concerto and one of the most challenging such pieces in the repertoire. The American cellist Zuill Bailey, a repeat guest with the South Florida Symphony, returned to that ensemble’s … [Read more...]
Piano trio’s Florida debut offers multi-style mastery
The piano trio literature is perhaps richer than it might otherwise appear at first mental blush, and there are some great works in this genre that are too little-known to general audiences. That can surely be said of the Piano Trio (in G minor, Op. 15) composed in 1855 by Bedrich Smetana, founder of the Czech national school of composition. It can just as confidently be said … [Read more...]