From virtual performances to reduced ensemble sizes, local classical music groups present revised 2020-21 seasons.
Erik Behr
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Commentary: RPO’s 2020-21 season has talented guests, lacks diversity
Here’s what WXXI-FM Classical 91.5’s hosts think about last week’s program announcement and what you should look for next season.
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‘Mozart in France’ concert highlights chamber music rarities
The Society for
Chamber Music in Rochester is known for putting together captivating programs.
For next weekend’s concert, which takes place on Sunday, December 16 at the Performance Hall at Hochstein, SCMR does it again, with a program called “Mozart
in France.”
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Classical review: RPO’s 2018-19 season opener
Music Director Ward Stare kick-started the 2018-19 Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra season last night, with music by three very familiar composers. But when the program includes a powerhouse soloist, and the musicians acquit themselves so well, that familiarity is very satisfying.
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Classical review: RPO performs ‘Tchaikovsky 5’
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra lately seemed to be reverting back to the conservatism that had dominated its programming before Music Director Ward Stare’s arrival. Yesterday at Kodak Hall, however, Stare and the RPO presented its boldest concert in recent memory. The evening began with Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 22. Stare took a brisk, stately […]
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Vive la France
In a performance dedicated to the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester presented a cogent (though far from comprehensive) overview of French music Friday night, focused on woodwinds. Titled “Colors of France,” the program was the first in a series devoted to notable composers of various […]
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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Based on most local media coverage of Ward Stare, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s new music director, you would know that he’s young, he’s handsome, and he looks good in a tuxedo — all excellent attributes in a conductor, of course, but … The media have approached Stare’s musical credentials more gingerly; nonetheless they are definitely […]
