I think it’s safe to say the Kravis Regional Arts Concert Series, now celebrating its 40th year, has more visiting orchestras than any other venue in the world. There are seven this season, starting with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday evening with two Russian pieces and a Mozart piano concerto. This 90-piece ensemble opened with Glinka’s overture to his … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Feb. 14-16
Art: Everyone loves a mystery, and it’s even better when it involves a work of art. This Sunday, scholar Robert Simon will explain how he identified a Leonardo da Vinci painting, Salvator Mundi, painted for France’s King Louis XII and last seen in the collection of that noted aesthete, King Charles I of England, in 1649, the year he went to the chopping block. It did make one … [Read more...]