Music: Any number of fine pianists visits South Florida each year during the season, and a series of lesser-known but still formidable players are on hand each winter to perform recitals at Lynn University in Boca Raton. But Saturday night, one of the best pianists of an older generation, Peter Serkin, will join that series in a recital at Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall. His … [Read more...]
Four Arts to offer overview of paintings by Winston Churchill
In 1947, Winston Churchill, then age 73, wrote about his dead father appearing to him and the imaginary conversation that unfolded between the two. When his father asks him what he is doing, Churchill answers him he is trying to copy an old portrait of his. Later on, the father inquiries how the son makes a living. “Not, surely, by these,” he says, pointing at several … [Read more...]
Late review: Albright, at the Four Arts: Plenty of fingers, not enough heart
Charlie Albright is one of those tremendously gifted people who has conquered the world of music and academics with equal aplomb, holding a bachelor’s in pre-med and economics (Harvard) and a master’s in music (New England Conservatory). Now in his early 20s, the Centralia, Wash., native has already had a long and impressive career, playing with major orchestras and … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Feb. 10-12
Art: While the United States has had a sometimes uncomfortable relationship with European art and its forms, it has never lacked for a vital folk art scene. That art came into particular prominence during the country’s adolescence in the 19th century, and it’s that art that’s on display starting Saturday at the Society of the Four Arts and running through March 26. On exhibit … [Read more...]
Four Arts brings outstanding Neuberger collection to gallery
By Myles Ludwig The current exhibit served up in the Esther B. O’Keeffe Gallery at the Society of Four Arts is an amuse-bouche, an appetizing slice of a much bigger and very personal pie that is a custardy view of American painting as seen through the eyes of the prominent collector and Wall Street eminence, Roy R. Neuberger . In his long life (107 years), Neuberger … [Read more...]
PB Symphony’s ‘Egmont’ a revelation
A full house in the Four Arts auditorium on Monday night heard a very interesting program from the Palm Beach Symphony that had simply been promoted as “Egmont”: An uninspiring name associated with Beethoven’s masterful overture of the same name. The concert, however, proved to be most inspiring. This Egmont was more than an introductory overture to warm up the orchestra; … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 9-11
Film: If you are suffering from withdrawal pains waiting for the next screenplay from glib, hyper-articulate Aaron Sorkin, this weekend brings the next best thing. It’s Miss Sloane, a terrific, smart new film about inside Washington, as seen through the machinations of the city’s most wily, win-at-any-cost lobbyist, Elizabeth Sloane. Flame-haired firebrand Jessica Chastain … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2016-17: Classical
Because of South Florida’s history as a regular vacation spot for the big cities of the Northeast, an unusually rich classical scene has developed here. Snowbirds can catch some of the concert season they’re missing up in the colder climes, and locals can reap the benefit. But there’s also a vibrant and healthy homegrown classical culture that increasingly is drawing favorable … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2016-17: Art in Palm Beach County
This season, brace yourselves for an identity crisis. The art and artists being featured are driven by it. Clearly, creativity thrives in the absence of a defined self. In an attempt to come up with something highly personal and unique, artists are pulling deeper than ever from within them. Equipped with more free admissions, night operating hours and themes suited for the … [Read more...]
Arts buzz: News briefs from the local arts
Four Arts announces its largest season PALM BEACH – The Society of the Four Arts has announced the largest season in its 80-year history, offering more than 500 arts and cultural programs in 2016-2017. From November through April, the Four Arts will offer two art exhibitions, a new lecture series with noted historians, 20 live music performances from the likes of Sir … [Read more...]