Thursday, May 2, 2024

A Radiant Metamorphosis for Madame Butterfly by Linda Holt

 Review of Opera Philadelphia's inclusive  Madame Butterfly, April 28, 2024, published in Broad Street Review: https://www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/opera-philadelphia-presents-puccin…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 11:34AM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

Marian Anderson Hall: A Well-Deserved Tribute, Long Overdue by Linda Holt

Philadelphia-born singer Marian Anderson is being honored as she deserved with the rededication of  Verizon Hall in her name in June 2024. The announcement was made in the hall's home in th…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 01:08PM
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Yannick & Philadelphia Orchestra take bold but effective risks with Bruckner's Ninth by Linda Holt

Reprinted from ConcertoNet.com - Review by Linda Holt of Bruckner's Ninth with Te Deum as the final movement:  Philadelphia Verizon Hall05/05/2023 -  & May 6, 2023Anton Bruckner: Chri…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 04:53PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023

New opera, Champion: Too long but often lovely, says another champ boxer's child by Linda Holt

Champion, Terence Blanchard’s new work at the Metropolitan Opera, has been getting a lot of press lately. It’s the first opera about a boxer, with bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green in the …

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 09:59AM
Monday, April 24, 2023

Margaret Bonds, Sacred Music from the Heart by Linda Holt

 Here is a link to my review appearing today in ConcertoNet, the international classical network.  https://www.concertonet.com/scripts/cd.php?ID_cd=4974

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 10:25AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Two new Beethoven novels focus on composer's early years by Linda Holt

Invictus by L.L. Holt (Harvard Square Editions, 2019) was named a Finalist in the international Next Generation Indie Book Awards for 2021. Also known as the Indie Book Awards, the literar…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:23PM

Kairy Koshoeva's Piano Wizardry by Linda Holt

  Musician profile featured the Broad Street Review (Philadelphia) March 16, 2023, edition: http://bit.ly/42hWhSX Photo by E.G. Schempf

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:20PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Bronfman Shines in Firsova U.S. Premiere by Linda Holt

 http://bit.ly/3Y5vqWP Review in Broad Street Review (Philadelphia, PA) March 2023.                                                         …

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 07:21PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

I Hate to Write Negative Reviews. However... by Linda Holt

https://concertonet.com/scripts/cd.php?ID_cd=4941   Excruciatingly slow and oddly pointless. Can this still be Beethoven? Review in ConcertoNet.com

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 04:06PM
Friday, November 4, 2022

L.L. Holt in 2022 virtual interview on music, critics, bloopers, and fun by Linda Holt

 https://virtualvenue.feelitlive.com/fa8bac77-5d4b-445c-bcbc-d44f094bbc50 Here is a link to this lively, laugh-filled interview program conducted weekly on the Internet by Win Derman. Alter…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:54PM
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Classical music takes a turn to the East with positive results by Linda Holt

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

Link to newspaper article on Linda Holt's lifelong obsession with Beethoven by Linda Holt

 https://princetoninfo.com/celebrating-beethovens-birthday-with-a-regional-devotee/

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:17PM
Friday, December 18, 2020

Review of 3-minute 40-second Ode to Joy performance by Igor Levit by Linda Holt

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 06:36PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Review of Simone Dinnerstein's new album in ConcertoNet.org by Linda Holt

http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/cd.php?ID_cd=4595&fbclid=IwAR0A5KMcjna4hDWQYoQfbWs-XIJD6i7GuxLf86HMN9sq-1Rdr_5Jg6kmgro

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 06:02PM
Saturday, September 19, 2020

Rabinovich and SCO: delightful classics at Lammermuir by Linda Holt

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 06:36PM
Saturday, June 27, 2020

Beethoven's 32 with Llŷr Williams by Linda Holt

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 12:17PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

The Sounds of Silence by Linda Holt

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 07:25PM
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Beethoven the Philosopher by L. Holt distributed by Academia.edu by Linda Holt

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 12:47PM
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Beethoven under the stars - A kiss for all the world by Linda Holt

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 11:28AM

Harvard Square article on Invictus book launch by Linda Holt

Here 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 10:32AM
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The Black Spaniard is now available at Amazon by Linda Holt

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 08:31PM
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Midori and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Louis Langree by Linda Holt

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 07:05PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Audiences - As highly valued as artists! by Linda Holt

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 12:25PM
Sunday, October 9, 2016

Yuja Wang glistens, but Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique enthralls: Philadelphia Orchestra September 2016 by Linda Holt

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

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