One of America’s finest string quartets, the Pacifica Quartet, opens the musical year with a performance Friday afternoon at the Kravis Center of music by Ravel and Haydn, as well as the Piano Quintet of Johannes Brahms, for which they will be joined by pianist Christopher O’Riley, familiar to public radio audiences as the host of From the Top. The performance should start … [Read more...]
Shostakovich symphony shows growth for Lynn Philharmonia
For several years now, the student orchestra at Lynn University has offered high-quality symphonic concerts for area patrons in the know, who show up reliably in substantial numbers. And they are rewarded for their loyalty. Each year, the Lynn Philharmonia gets a little better, as the conservatory programs at the Boca Raton college deepen, and a larger number of promising … [Read more...]
Music roundup 2: Cleveland Orchestra, Euclid Quartet, PB Opera gala
Editor’s note: Here are late reviews from recent concerts: Cleveland Orchestra (Jan. 25, Kravis Center) Slowly and surely since his death in 1975, the music of Dmitri Shostakovich has established itself as a vital and permanent part of the canon, with music from almost every genre in his output – with perhaps the exception of operetta and film scores – getting regular … [Read more...]