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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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Pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs Bach at Strathmore
Marie Gullard
Published: Sat, Feb 23, 2013
An exceptional soloist has many options for live performances. Classical pianist, Simone Dinnerstein enjoys them all, whether it be working with a full orchestra, playing with a chamber ensemble, or even playing duets. In truth, the classical repertoire bursts at the seams with myriad piano...
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Dvorak exposed at George Mason University
Marie Gullard
Published: Sat, Feb 23, 2013
There is a fascinating back story to Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's "Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95; From the New World." It begins with the composer's extended stay in the early 1890's in the little U.S. town of Spillville, Iowa; and its culmination - at least for this upcoming Sunday...
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Broadway's Mary Poppins joins Jack Everly and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Pops
Marie Gullard
Published: Wed, Feb 20, 2013
Broadway's original Mary Poppins was destined for the role. Songbird Ashley Brown, born 20 years after Disney's movie release, grew up watching the film at home. "Being a little girl from the South, I never thought it would be in the cards for me, playing an English nanny," she said. "Back...
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