It doesn't get much better for father and sons than when these virtuosos give their superb all for the Bach clan..
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:15AMA vital part of Susan Graham's appeal is her winning personality; she makes a recital hall audience happy to be here before she sings a note.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:31AMBoston Baroque staged a very enjoyable and entertaining performance of Mozart's much-loved opera.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:54PMThere was no question that Music Director David Hoose loves these four pieces. The chorus was meticulously prepared, and sounded wonderful.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:58AMThe extremely prolific viol virtuoso Jordi Savall clearly has deep feelings about Celtic music.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:50PMThose assembled at Boston's Jordan Hall were thoroughly prepared to be enraptured.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:31PMI look forward to more collaborations between these two ensembles, who were born to make, as they say, really beautiful music together.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:32PMAs an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:31PMNo other concerts I’ve heard this summer can come close to the thrill I experienced hearing the Borromeo Quartet.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:49AMAfter experiencing, in seven days, Monteverdi's three extant operas and his Vespers of 1610, I am in awe of BEMF and everyone associated with it.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:31PMThe Boston Early Music Festival's production of Monteverdi's final opera, L’incoronazione di Poppea, is not to be missed—that is, if you can get a ticket.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:02PMSunday's performance of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria—by a company whose members know each other's abilities, voices, and personalities well—gave every indication of an extraordinary wee…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:30PMHad they not had interesting and flourishing careers already in place, Elizabeth Schumann and Gloria Chien could give many full-time piano duos a run for their money.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:13AMJoseph Calleja's voice is absolutely gorgeous, and he has been compared to the great Golden Age tenors Gigli and Caruso.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:35PMAfter hearing pianist Daniil Trifonov in this recital performance, I would say no one on the celebrity circuit has a more impressive technique.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:52AMThe BSO's captivating performances of King Roger received unanimous rave reviews from the local press, to which I add mine.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:02AMThe first in what is surely going to be Blue Heron's memorable series of testaments to the neglected brilliance of composer Johannes Ockeghem.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:11PMThe fooling around was far more compelling than I could have imagined: the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain know how to throw a fun, funny, family-friendly show.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:04PMPianist Inon Barnatan's Celebrity Series recital felt like a tremendous occasion. In fact, it communicated a sense of joy, of invigorating discovery, which is rather rare.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:21AMBEMF's double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:10AMThe Boston Camerata's imaginative staging of The Play of Daniel generated plenty of "serious fun."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:28AMI am starting to love Vespers of 1610 deeply, so I am happy to be given so many opportunities by first-rate groups to re-experience it.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:50AMPianist Richard Goode provided everything that is asked of a Beethoven master: color, infinite shadings, interesting, convincing tempi, and soul.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:55PMSimply put, Blue Heron is one of the best perks of concertgoing in 21st century Boston.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:17AMMaurizio Pollini's Chopin was breathtakingly beautiful, and often downright thrilling.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AMChanticleer has armies of longtime fans; I am now unquestionably going to join the club.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:29PMWhat I'll remember most is how the BCE's various choral pieces seemed custom-made for the Hayden Planetarium's celestial projections, and how, for an hour, the so-called real world faded awa…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AMCassandra Speaks is yet another dazzling vehicle for actor Tod Randolph, who excels in etching brilliant stage portraits of famous, complicated women.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:42AMViolinist Stefan Jackiw and pianist Anna Polonsky created another Rockport Music evening to remember.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:20AMWhat is perhaps most astonishing is that the Lorelei Ensemble seems, in its current formation, like the most natural of phenomena.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:59AMA critic can only wish pianist Sean Chen well in what bodes to be a spectacular career.
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