Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The Philadelphia Orchestra revealed a special flair for French masters Maurice Ravel and Georges Bizet in its latest Digital Stage concert. Linda Holt reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:38PMFriday, April 30, 2021
Yannick Nézet-Séguin promised that Louise Farrenc’s symphonic works will get more airtime, beyond the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest sweet and energetic Digital Stage outing. Linda Ho…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PMMonday, April 12, 2021
‘Beethoven in Beijing’ follows the Philadelphia musicians who helped open doors between the US and China in the 1970s and beyond, and the artists and leaders of China’s thriving cultur…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:15PMMonday, March 29, 2021
PCMS presents classical guitarist Jason Vieaux and cellist Clancy Newman on a livestreamed program of mostly Latin American and Spanish classical works, with a surprising rock encore. Linda …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:34PMMonday, February 8, 2021
A Philadelphia Orchestra performance honors the Lunar New Year with two works by Chinese composers, including a tribute to the historic secret language of the women of China’s Hunan Provin…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:46PMMonday, January 18, 2021
In his Philadelphia Orchestra solo debut, new principal oboist Phillipe Tondre offered a sweet and lyrical rendition of Mozart’s most celebrated work for oboe. Linda Holt reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:37PMTuesday, December 29, 2020
I was privileged to discuss contemporary classical music in China for this new documentary produced by the Central Conservatory of Beijing. You may view the entire 30-minute documentary on Y…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:41PM https://princetoninfo.com/celebrating-beethovens-birthday-with-a-regional-devotee/
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:17PMFriday, December 18, 2020
12/15/20 Eve of Beethoven's 250th Birthday
This was also published in ConcertoNet.com
Igor Levit, the young German-Russian
pianist, knows how to get to the heart of a matter.
In 2016, he de…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:36PMMonday, November 30, 2020
The livestreaming Philadelphia Orchestra tackled Barber’s attractive but morose ‘Adagio for Strings’ and the Philly premiere of Florence Price’s serene but engaging Symphony No. 1 in…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:57PMHonoring Beethoven’s 250th birthday, pianist Jonathan Biss concluded a livestreamed PCMS recital with an inspired finale to the composer’s Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110. L…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:47PMMonday, October 12, 2020
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s second Digital Stage stream, titled ‘Sight/Sound/Symphony,’ added another success to its 2020 season, including an orchestra-commissioned world premiere by…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:53PMSaturday, October 3, 2020
A scaled-down Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2020 opener offered a distanced yet defiant celebration of music and new energy for social justice, with works by Coleman, Rossini, Verdi, Mozart, an…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:38AMTuesday, September 29, 2020
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SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:02PMSaturday, September 19, 2020
by Linda Holt
Life is seeping back into the worldwide classical music community,
and, to quote Fred Rogers, it’s a “lovely day in your neighborhood” when
musicians of the caliber of Ro…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:36PMSaturday, June 27, 2020
Llyr Williams's Beethoven sonata cycle, one of the most extraordinary feats of musicianship in our still new century, had been scheduled at the Guadalajara, Mexico, music festival in 2020 as…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:17PMWednesday, June 24, 2020
Listening to a lot of live music, YouTubes and streaming during the past few years has really sensitized me to the silence between movements in classical music. I rarely work with mp3s, but …
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 07:25PMSaturday, May 2, 2020
Academia.edu distributed my article, "Beethoven the Philosopher," today to its international email list. It was featured in 2015 in the journal, Philosophy Pathways.
https://philosophypathw…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:47PMSunday, February 9, 2020
Beethoven loved composing piano trios, but they often get short shrift today. A Princeton University concert paired two lesser-known works with the famous “Archduke,” playing with a verv…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:09PMSunday, January 26, 2020
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s first subscription concert of 2020, marking a return to the Academy of Music, featured Vivian Fung’s spirited ‘Dust Devils’ alongside Beethoven and Rachm…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:32PMMonday, December 23, 2019
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Symphonic Choir under conductor Jane Glover presented Philly’s annual dose of Handel’s Messiah at Verizon Hall with quiet truth and exuberant …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:53PMMonday, December 9, 2019
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and Westminster Symphonic Choir in Bach’s B Minor Mass. This brilliantly executed but slightly subdued performance sometimes lac…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:55PMMonday, October 28, 2019
Warm, seductive tonal colors and crisp, clean articulation characterized a solo concert by young Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen, who performed works by Rameau and Scriabin at the Pennsylvania…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:10PMWednesday, June 26, 2019
What has more than 8,000 feet, thrives on heat and humidity, and loves Beethoven’s 9th?
Why, it’s the audience attending Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s first gig at the Mann Center in Phila…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 11:28AMHere is a link to a fabulous article on the launch of L.L. Holt's Invictus in June 2019:
https://litvote.com/invictus-launch/
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 10:32AMWednesday, November 16, 2016
Unsolicited Press, an edgy publisher on the West Coast, is releasing The Black Spaniard on Nov. 17 in time for the winter holidays AND Beethoven's birthday (Dec. 16, give or take a day). Rea…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 08:31PMThursday, November 10, 2016
My review of the November 5, 6, and 7, 2016, concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra with Louis Langree, music director of the Cincinnati Orchestra. Guest soloist Midori joined the Orchestra f…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 07:05PMWednesday, October 26, 2016
Be revolutionary: Support artists, writers, craftspeople, and photographers in your actual and virtual neighborhoods this holiday season.
"The Black Spaniard" by L.L.Holt is now available f…
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:25PMSunday, October 9, 2016
Move over,
Lang Lang, there’s a new sensation in the world of
classical-music-as-spectacle, and she springs onto the concert stage in a
backless, silver-sequinned mini-dress and five-inch …
SOURCE: Classical Rave at 08:34PM 
