Elaine Comparone with her Hubbard Double Manual Harpsichord Contributed by Benjamin K. Roe Piano competitions are a dime a dozen, from the globally iconic (think Tchaikovsky in Moscow, Chopin in Warsaw, or the Van Cliburn in Fort Worth), to the regionally charming (book your tickets now to catch the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest […]
Article contributed by Benjamin K. Roe Yes, ‘tis the season for shamrocks, leprechauns, and a bender or two. A good time to check in on a new program just launched by the long-running West Coast baroque ensemble Musica Pacifica – a group that plays, in the words of critic Schwartz, “with both liveliness and a
 contributed by Benjamin K. Roe Themed programs are common enough in the concert hall these days, but how about an ensemble that presents themed seasons? Such is the case with the Musicians of the Old Post Road, who are spending their entire season Going Green – both in their concert programs as well as
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contributed by Benjamin K. Roe Opera cuts to the chase—as death does. An art which seeks, more obviously than any other form, to break your heart. – Julian Barnes, Levels of Life In modern times, going to the opera can break your wallet as well as your heart. If you’d care to catch tonight’s Metropolitan Opera
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contributed by Benjamin K. Roe If you placed your cello on a mountaintop, and let the wind play it, it may very well sound like the Prelude to Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1. That remark, uttered by a cello-playing colleague, has always stuck in my mind. The physics behind the poetry is that Bach uses
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