Juan Martinez signing his book at the Palm Beach Book Festival. (Photo by Dale King) By Dale King Maricopa County, Ariz., Prosecutor Juan Martinez is a diminutive man with a hint of gray in his closely coiffed hair. He seems comfortable in a dark suit and tie, or in shirtsleeves, speaking to a crowd, where he displays his vast knowledge of criminal law and talks of his … [Read more...]
Toronto Symphony opens Florida tour
You know the season has arrived in South Florida when you start seeing cars with license plates from Canada joining you on the road. And starting tonight, a group of accomplished visitors from the Great White North comes to West Palm Beach as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra begins its first Florida tour in five years. Joined by the 20-year-old Canadian pianist sensation Jan … [Read more...]
If it’s July, it must be time for chamber music: Festival enters 24th season
For 14 summers now, René Reder has joined her colleagues in the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival as they transform a South Florida July into a sonic oasis. And the violist wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s some of the most satisfying playing of my life,” said Reder, whose fulltime job is as a member of the viola section in the Alabama Symphony in Birmingham. “I can’t … [Read more...]
For Deborah Voigt, a time of giving back and looking ahead
On Deborah Voigt’s Twitter feed, amid the family and dog pictures and shout-outs to friends, you’ll find the occasional reference to her most familiar public identity. “The women of the young artist program sang me the hojotohos!!” she writes about her late October visit to South Florida to be honored as the special guest of the Florida Grand Opera. “Hojotoho” is the cry … [Read more...]
An artist of the Hudson Valley beautiful
“It’s like you’ve painted cold air, atmosphere — achieving that intangible quality,” said Cheryl Brutvan, director of curatorial affairs and curator of contemporary art at the Norton Museum of Art, to Sylvia Plimack Mangold during a Curator’s Conversation event held Sunday at the museum. Plimack Mangold was there for the opening of Sylvia Plimack Mangold: Landscape and Trees, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Feb. 18-21
Theater: In 2002, Chicago director Mary Zimmermann won a Tony Award for her adaptation of Ovid’s Greek myths, Metamorphoses, set in a swimming pool. Dreyfoos School of the Arts theater instructor Bruce Linser now wades into the play -- sorry, without the pool -- with an expanded cast size, which becomes a movement ensemble, albeit on dry land. Linser is putting his emphasis on … [Read more...]
Cleveland Orchestra talks stall on eve of Miami stay; Palm Beach Opera goes to iPhone
Cleveland Orchestra could strike as early as Jan. 18 Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect new developments. The Cleveland Orchestra, which is less than three weeks away from its Miami residency, could go on strike as early as Jan. 18, union officials said late Wednesday, according to the orchestra. That would be four days before the start of its … [Read more...]