The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra brought down the house Thursday night for its final program of the season. The strategy of ending with “Pictures at an Exhibition” was brilliant. How can you fail to excite the audience when the final moments of “The Great Gate of Kiev” involve huge, loud sounds, including chimes and drums and […]
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Of particular note
The opening of the concert season is a cause for celebration any time, but this year is particularly noteworthy. Resident musicians — in the Rochester Philharmonic and smaller classical groups, from the Eastman School’s outstanding faculty, and in churches and other venues — will continue to provide exceptional performances. And the 2005-2006 season includes a […]
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What’s so great about Mozart?
Why, over two centuries after Mozart lived, is he still such a fixture in our cultural consciousness? Why, as we near the 250th anniversary of his birth, is a worldwide celebration mounting, with orchestras clamoring to produce concerts of his music, tourists tracing his footsteps in Austria, and Steinway and Sons giving away an all-expenses-paid […]
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Lack not music’s pleasures
It may be years, decades, centuries, before the Olympics come to Rochester. While you’re waiting, enjoy the abundant classical music Rochester offers every year, all year round. This fall is no exception. There’s something for nearly every taste: standard repertoire; early music from the Renaissance to the Baroque; a wealth of 20th-century modernist classics and […]
