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One Hundred Years of Chamber Music from Vienna
Vienna was the center for chamber music in the 19th century, where many of the great composers lived and worked. In was in this European capital that notable works were created for solo, orchestral,...
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Ginastera’s Opera Bomarzo – Direct from Madrid
Editor’s Note: One of our contributors, Roger Emanuels, submitted this review from Madrid I enjoy Spain. I enjoy its culture and traditions. I have often quipped that I would happily travel to Madrid...
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Carmel Bach Festival –“London’s Burning”
Tuesday afternoon at the Carmel Bach Festival yielded some great music and spirited performances. This afternoon recital featured vocal and instrumental music from the 17th century. The theme of the...
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Carmel Bach Festival –“Bach to Bernstein”
“From Bach to Bernstein” was the title of the evening main concert at Sunset Center Theater, with the Festival Orchestra, Chorale and vocal soloists. Associate Conductor Andrew Megill conducted an...
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Auryn Quartet at Trianon Theatre
A gorgeous and unified sound was the hallmark of the Auryn Quartet appearance at the Trianon Theater, presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society on October 22. Formed in 1981, the Quartet has had...
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Horszowski Trio at the Trianon Theater in San Jose
The San Jose Chamber Music Society presented a superb concert of the Horszowski Trio on November 12 at the Trianon Theater in San Jose. The program leaned heavily on the early Romantic period with...
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Carmel Bach Festival 2018 — Monday Chamber Concerts
Monday Chamber Concerts at the Bach Festival The large orchestra and chorus concerts of the Carmel Bach Festival at Sunset Center get all the glory. Or, so I thought, until attending the chamber...
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Pianist Kate Liu performs for Aptos Keyboard Series
A rich program of classic works was on the menu for The Aptos Keyboard Series at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Aptos on January 13. Pianist Kate Liu took advantage of the warm acoustics of the church...
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Brahms in Rome
A spectacular all-Brahms concert in Rome with pianist Yefim Bronfman and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Daniele Gatti offered the Piano Concerto No. 2 and...
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Hungarian Pianist Peter Tóth Recital in Santa Cruz
There are so many ways to build a concert program, from very traditional to innovative. Pianist Peter Tóth offered a program of seven great historical keyboard composers while choosing some of the...
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