Utilizing a cellos-and-drums instrumentation, the Pittsburgh-based quartet Cello Fury combines classical virtuosity with head-bangin’ rhythms and the kind of relentless energy you expect from your favorite metal bands. Boasting original compositions from its two albums, 2011 self-titled debut and 2013’s “Symphony of Shadows,” Cello Fury’s sound is both brawny and brooding. The band — cellists […]
Daniel J. Kushner
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OPERA | “Bastianello”
Last month, Rochester welcomed composer Steve Reich. This week, composer-pianist John Musto comes to town as part of a five-day residency co-hosted by Nazareth College and Rochester Lyric Opera. In a visit that includes a composer’s forum on Thursday, April 21, at 4 p.m. on the Nazareth campus (free and open to the public), the […]
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Concert review: Yuja Wang with the RPO
Pianist Yuja Wang on Thursday and Saturday broke into Bartok and helped the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra reach
new heights.
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CLASSICAL | Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Rochester’s classical music audiences are accustomed to visits from celebrated international guest conductors and soloists. But an entire orchestra stopping by the Eastman Theatre? That’s a decidedly uncommon occurrence. This Friday, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by its music director, Peter Oundjian, will perform works by J.S. Bach and Dmitri Shostakovich — two composers RPO […]
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THEATER | “Mother Courage and Her Children”
The University of Rochester is putting a contemporary spin on the 1939 Bertolt Brecht-penned play “Mother Courage and Her Children” as part of its International Theatre Program. “Mother Courage” is both a dark comedy and a poignant political drama about a matriarch and wily profiteer who struggles to keep herself and her family alive during […]
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Pianist Yuja Wang reaches a milestone in Rochester
“Incomparable” is not a word to be used carelessly, but it could easily be used to describe the craft of 29-year-old pianist Yuja Wang. Undeniably kinetic, Wang’s performances are unparalleled for their flair, exuberance, and substance. The piano phenom has already accomplished a lot in her young career, having performed rarified gigs at Carnegie Hall […]
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Opera Review: Eastman Opera Theatre’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”
Sun-Ly Pierce and Paulina Swierczek
shine in this stellar production
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ROCK | Laura Stevenson
Touring in support of her 2015 album, “Cocksure,” Brooklyn singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson brings her brand of bouncy indie rock to the Bug Jar on Friday. If you like your tunes catchy and hook-laden, look no further: Stevenson’s music is replete with jangly guitars, crunchy choruses chock-full of power chords, honeyed vocals, and a healthy amount […]
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CLASSICAL | “From Death to Life”
Fans of the weekly a cappella Compline service at Christ Church might want to show up early this Sunday for even more sacred music. Presented by the Eastman School of Music, the concert “From Death to Life: Organ and Choral Music From St. Mary’s in Lübeck” is a veritable smorgasbord of seminal Renaissance and Baroque […]
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Brad Lubman on performing Steve Reich’s music
The Musica Nova conductor explains the enduring legacy of composer Steve Reich.
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Five reasons to check out the 19th Ward
The historic neighborhood boasts plenty in the way of parks and community events Nestled alongside the Genesee River and I-390 in the city’s southwestern sector is the 19th Ward, a largely residential neighborhood that’s been home to Rochesterians since the late 1800’s. And yet, you could easily spend a lifetime in Rochester and not make […]
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CLASSICAL | Steve Reich and Musica Nova
Eastman’s Musica Nova Ensemble next Wednesday will present an ode to the influential American composer Steve Reich and his vital concert output with a program of his works. With his 80th birthday approaching later this year, Reich has done as much to inform the contemporary classical landscape and inspire a new generation of artists as […]
