From virtual performances to reduced ensemble sizes, local classical music groups present revised 2020-21 seasons.
Juliana Athayde
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Classical review: SCMR with Michael Wayne
For its opening concert of the season on September 29, the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester turned a snafu into a rousing success.
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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 performs Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday performed a rare, Baroque-heavy program with holiday overtones, and the results were close to perfection. Guest conductor Michael Christie — Minnesota Opera Music Director since 2012 — has crafted a smart, cohesive, and accessible playlist of mostly Italian masters, and in the process, has presented the RPO in a […]
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Classical review: Jon Nakamatsu with SCMR
The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester on Friday ended its season in satisfying style. The organization celebrated its 40th anniversary, and pianist Jon Nakamatsu celebrated the end of his season as SCMR’s first artist-in-residence. Friday’s concert itself began with something worth celebrating: the opening movement of Mendelssohn’s D Minor Trio, performed by the Hochstein […]
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Classical review: SCMR’s ‘Bach to the Future’
In a long-ago “Young People’s Concert” on TV, Leonard Bernstein took as his theme the idea of “Bach Transmogrified.” To his audience of captive tykes, he presented numerous examples of the sturdy old baroque master’s sturdy old music re-arranged not only for symphony orchestras, but also for such then-up-to-date phenomena as a rock band and […]
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Concert review: RPO performs Tyzik world premiere
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Pops concert was an intriguing blend of classical and jazz.
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Classical review: Society for Chamber Music presents “German Masters”
It may not have been Panthers versus Broncos, but to some of us Mozart versus Brahms is an even more satisfactory match-up, and the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester’s pairing of two imposing quintets by these composers scored two touchdowns. Mozart’s G minor String Quintet (calling for a string quartet plus a second viola) […]
