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Rich Diversity from Microtones

17/07/201411/07/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States American Festival of Microtonal Music: Soloists, Johnny Reinhard (director, composer, bassoon), Spectrum, New York City. 12-15.4.2014 (AR)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Anton Rovner, New York Leave a comment

Jun Hwi Cho Wins Joyce B. Cowin First Prize At The Seventh New York International Piano Competition

14/02/201708/07/2014 by Stan

Jun Hwi Cho Of Seoul, South Korea Wins Joyce B. Cowin First Prize At The Seventh New York International Piano Competition 

Competitors on stage with Stecher-Horowitz
Competitors on stage with Stecher-Horowitz

 

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Rameau Among the Stars

25/06/201420/06/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Rameau, Pygmalion: On Site Opera, New Vintage Baroque Orchestra, Jennifer Peterson (conductor), Madame Tussauds New York, 17.6.2014 (SSM)

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Marc Molomot (Pygmalion), Camille Zamora (La Statue)  Photo credit: P.ANTONOV

 

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A Swiss Export Other Than Chocolate

25/06/201419/06/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States “Zurich Meets New York”: Collegium Novum Zurich, David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, New York City. 16.5.2014 (DS)

DADA Image
DADA Image

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Daniele Sahr, New York Leave a comment

A Pianist Exploring Liszt Asks, “Who is Inspecting Whom?”

10/06/201405/06/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  Liszt Inspections: Marino Formenti (piano), Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center, New York City, 4.6.14 (DA)

Marino Formenti Photo (c) Gyula Fodor
Marino Formenti
Photo (c) Gyula Fodor

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Mischief and Utter Transcendence from the Mind of Iván Fischer

08/08/201403/06/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Dvořák: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 2.6.14 (DA)

Photo: Budapest Festival Orchestra with Iván Fischer, conductor  © 2011 PHOTO CREDIT - Richard Termine
Budapest Festival Orchestra with Iván Fischer, conductor ©  PHOTO CREDIT – Richard Termine

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Boulez, Benjamin and Disciples in NY Philharmonic Biennial

04/06/201402/06/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Circles of Influence: Pierre Boulez and George Benjamin: Elizabeth Mann (flute), Margaret Kampmeier (piano), Abigail Fischer (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Rose Theater, New York City, 31.5.14 and 1.6.14 (DA)

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Gruber at His Perplexing, Tedious Best

13/08/202002/06/2014 by Stan

HK Gruber, Gloria–A Pig Tale: Soloists, AXIOM, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 30.5.2014. (DA)

Image: Gloria - A Pig Tale (detail) © Doug Fitch
Image: Gloria – A Pig Tale (detail) © Doug Fitch

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  • All Betts are off in the farcical twists and turns of an entertaining The Other Side of Murder (10/11/2026) __________________________________
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