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"JESSICA WRITES WITH AN UNPREDICTABLE AND ORIGINAL VOICE AND A DAZZLING PERCEPTIVENESS" - JOANNA LUMLEY on Songs of Triumphant Love "Duchen has a rare talent which is increasingly being recognised" - Gavin Esler on Hungarian Dances "Everything she writes is worth reading" - The Times Thursday, December 31, 2009 Kissin tells The JC has news that ...
Pianist launches anti-Israel bias campaign
From the JC : The Russian-born pianist Evgeny Kissin, who became a British citizen in 2002, has accused the BBC of a oeslander and biasa against Israel, broadcasting material he describes as a oepainfully reminiscent of the old Soviet anti-Zionist propagandaa .
Last Wednesday, Boston Symphony Orchestra opened its new season as it bedazzled in its yearly Opening Night led by conductor James Levine.
Time hangs heavy through long TSO show
Ken Winters From Monday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Monday, Oct. 05, 2009 04:56PM EDT T oronto Symphony Orchestra Evgeny Kissin, piano Peter Oundjian, conductor At Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on Sunday Prelude to Act III of Wagner's Lohengrin was blessedly brisk and brief, and the trombones of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra made great hay in ...
At Carnegie gala, sub conductor displays heroics
A not so funny thing happened on the way to the opera. Italian conductor Daniele Gatti arrived in New York from Japan 1 1/2 weeks ago to lead "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera, his first appearance there since 1995.
Chopin, Piano Concertos, E. Kissin, Moscow Philharmonic, D. Kitayenko Symphony orchestras like to open their seasons with a crowd-pleasing program, combining some flashy favorites and a soloist with enough star power to pack the house.
BRAVOS AND A BOUQUET: Retiring BSO principal harpist Ann Hobson Pilot deserved both.
Start of NSO Season, Both Colorful and Lackluster
Iv?n Fischer led the National Symphony through a crowd-pleasing gala program Saturday with his usual energy, but his -- and the orchestra's -- focus seemed off at times.
Boston Symphony Orchestra opens new season with flourish of excitement
Tuxedos and gowns were the uniforms of choice, but the glitter in the audience was no match for the mega-wattage onstage.
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