“Visual Music 4.0” is an evening of live music played to film at 8 p.m. Saturday at Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall.
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JAZZ | Eastman New Jazz Ensemble with Ryan Keberle
One of the top trombonists in the New York City scene, Ryan Keberle (pictured) has played with greats like Wynton Marsalis and Ivan Lins, and in leading ensembles like the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He has also worked extensively in pop music with David Bowie, Alicia Keys, and Sufjan Stevens. His own musical vision is expressed […]
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World music review: Yumi Kurosawa and Anubrata Chatterjee
On Friday night at Kilbourn Hall, koto player Yumi Kurosawa thrilled those who braved the weather
to attend, playing a mix of classical Japanese pieces and original works.
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Interview: Susan Graham
On February 10 at Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham brings an art song program that prominently features the music of French composers Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, and Poulenc.
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Classical review: Seong-Jin Cho
In a sold-out concert on Friday night, the acclaimed piano phenom Seong-Jin Cho treated the Kilbourn Hall audience to an imperfect program that nonetheless lived up to the hype.
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Classical review: Leila Josefowicz and John Novaeck
The Kilbourn Concert Series at Eastman School of Music took a decidedly raw turn on Tuesday, when violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novaeck took the
stage. Josefowicz’s performance, full of mercurial rage, was nothing short of iconoclastic.
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Opera review: ‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’
Eastman Opera Theatre’s new production of composer Ricky Ian Gordon’s “The Tibetan Book of
the Dead” is thought-provoking, and most of all, curious.
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Classical review: Musica Nova
On Thursday at Kilbourn Hall, Musica Nova and its music director Brad Lubman presented an engaging concert of 20th- and 21st-century works with bold compositional personalities. The program included an poignant tribute to the late composer and conductor Oliver Knussen.
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Classical review: Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish
The most striking thing about Dawn Upshaw’s performance at Eastman School of Music on
Tuesday was the warmth and accessibility of the soprano’s voice. Giving a recital as part of the Kilbourn Concert Series, Upshaw’s tone was earnest and personal, and devoid of pretension or blustery vibrato.
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There’s a long road behind DakhaBrakha
DakhaBrakha has found the Holy Grail in world music. The Ukrainian band of multi-instrumentalists — Nina Garenetska, Olena Tsybulska, Iryna Kovalenko, and Marko Halanevych — performs traditional Ukrainian songs in nontraditional ways, making compelling tunes by stitching together its native folk melodies with a grab bag of unexpected styles from all over the globe. The […]
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Classical Review: Principal Brass Quintet at Kilbourn Hall
The Principal Brass Quintet on Sunday gave an attentive audience at Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall a taste of the New York Philharmonic with an engaging program that was accessible yet sophisticated. The group, comprised entirely of principals from that historic orchestra, did not disappoint. From the outset, the afternoon was all about the […]
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Concert Review: Stephanie Blythe at Kilbourn Hall
I can’t remember an evening filled with more vocal joy than Tuesday night’s Kilbourn Concert with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe. And I’m not alone: Given the volume and enthusiasm of its applause, the audience might have been echoing the plea of one of the songs on Blythe’s program, Jacques Brel’s “Ne Me Quitte Pas” (“Please Don’t […]
