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Prize-winning and commissioned compositions from the Azrieli Foundation received New York premieres at Lincoln Center.
Read More »Concert Review: Azrieli Music Prizes at 10: A New York Celebration
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Concert Review: Violinist Dan Flanagan Unfurls ‘The Bow and the Brush’
Flanagan performed solo violin works he commissioned from a plethora of contemporary composers, all inspired by artworks.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Elim Chan, in New York Philharmonic Debut, Conducts ‘Scheherazade,’ Martinů, Jerod Tate
Conductor Elim Chan applied her ardent energy to a strong New York Philharmonic program featuring cellist Sol Gabetta and 'Scheherazade.'
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Knights – Music from and Inspired by the Weimar Republic, and a Du Yun World Premiere for Pipa and Orchestra
The Knights called on Maurice Ravel, Kurt Weill, Du Yun, Bob Dylan and more for the orchestra's contribution to Carnegie Hall's Weimar commemoration series.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Gesualdo Six Turn Grief Inside Out with ‘Lux Aeterna’
The British a cappella sextet sang baroque and contemporary music that touched on death and grieving but also love and redemption.
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