Special to The Washington Examiner
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Virtuoso violinist gets a workout with the National Philharmonic
Marie Gullard
Published: Thu, Feb 28, 2013
In a show of great stamina and virtuosity, violinist Elena Urioste undertakes three solo masterworks in one performance with the National Philharmonic this Saturday. Under the baton of conductor Piotr Gajewski, Urioste, who made her solo debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 13,...
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PostClassical Ensemble premiers the 'Hiawatha Melodrama' at the U.Md.'s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Marie Gullard
Published: Wed, Feb 27, 2013
Those familiar with the work of PostClassical Ensemble know that as an experimental musical laboratory testing the limits of orchestral programming, nothing is off limits and no conceptual stone ever remains unturned. If they're going to make the bold assertion about the radical duality of...
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A 'Requiem' and solo violins sing out at Strathmore
Marie Gullard
Updated: Wed, Feb 27, 2013
In yet another unique pairing of performance pieces, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Thursday offering at Strathmore opens with an infrequently heard, delicate violin concerto in two movements; Arvo Part's "Tabula Rasa" and the ultimate choral masterwork of Mozart's brief but exceptionally...
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