It’s been quite a week for the symphonic arts in Miami. The New World Center opened Wednesday in Miami Beach with a new piece by Thomas Adès (Polaris: Voyage for Orchestra), and those who missed the world premiere (the New World Symphony’s program also includes the Copland Third Symphony and Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Overture) can [...]
An overhead view of destruction in Port-au-Prince. There has been a tremendous response of physical aid and monetary assistance to the tragedy in Haiti, and the musical community has been an important part of it. The national Hope for Haiti telethon featured a good deal of music during its broadcast, and tonight, the Cleveland Orchestra [...]
The Cleveland Orchestra at the Knight Concert Hall. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) It was a close call, but the Cleveland Orchestra will be coming to Miami this Friday for its residency, after a walkout Monday threatened to scuttle a feature of seasonal musical life that has helped fill the gap for South Floridians who still [...]
Violinist Leila Josefowicz, due in town Jan. 22. (Photo by J. Henry Fair) This week, negotiators from the labor and management sides are gathering to work out a new contract for the members of the Cleveland Orchestra, who are now working without an agreement just weeks before the group’s annual residency at the Knight Concert [...]
A contemporary drawing of Zimmerman’s Coffee House in Leipzig. This is the time of year when almost any gathering of people anywhere turns festive: offices become temporary holiday kitchens, customers in coffee shops extend the best wishes of the season to each other, shoppers share tips as they pick over the last items in a [...]
