Review: Houston makes for inspired imagery as accompaniment to symphony’s ‘Graffiti’ performance

It’s a rare treat to see the Houston Symphony perform a work that actively engages with the city itself. The orchestra’s wide-reaching, and rightfully lauded, community-engagement efforts are one thing, but watching its musicians perform while footage of Houston’s highways and byways scrolls by is something else. That’s just – what’s the word?

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Review: Palm Beach Symphony impresses with Coleman, Schumann, and Tchaikovsky

The Kravis Center was buzzing with excitement on Sunday afternoon as the Palm Beach Symphony opened with its first Masterworks Series concert of the season. The performance marked a glorious return to normality for many after nearly 20 months of cancellations and changes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lumineuses évidences

Le premier concert de la 40 e saison de l’Orchestre Métropolitain réunissait jeudi soir Hélène Grimaud et Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Au-delà du prestige de l’affiche, très ” concert de l’ancien monde “, il convient désormais de parler de tout ce qui entourait ce concert et de la symbolique qu’il véhiculait.

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