South Florida Classical Review

Pianist Schmitt-Leonardy’s cool, intellectual approach offers mixed rewards

Lawrence Budmen — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:55:39 +0000

The Miami International Piano Festival’s Discovery Series continued Friday night with a recital by Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach. While Chopin’s 24...

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Khozyainov opens Miami Piano Festival with tasteful, searching performances

Lawrence A. Johnson — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:20:25 +0000

Twenty-year old Russian pianist Nikolay Khozyainov demonstrated substance over style in the opening concert of the Miami International Piano Festival’s Discovery series Thursday evening at Miami...

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Duo Yamamoto takes the gold at Dranoff 2 Piano Competition

Lawrence A. Johnson — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:28:17 +0000

Sisters Ayaka and Yuka Yamamoto took the Gold Prize and $25,000 Thursday night at the 12th Dranoff International 2 Piano Competition, The Japanese team, Duo Yamamoto, performed Poulenc’s Concerto...

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Young Russian baritone displays world-class artistry for Friends of Chamber Music

Lawrence Budmen — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:41:08 +0000

Russian baritone Alexey Lavrov offered a generous sampling of Russian and Italian opera arias and songs by German, French, Russian and Italian composers in a terrific recital on Wednesday...

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Three Dranoff Competition finalist teams announced

Lawrence A. Johnson — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:05:34 +0000

Three teams are going to the Dranoff 2 Piano Competition finals Thursday night. Following four days of performances by eight duo-piano teams, the three finalists were announced late Tuesday...

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Amernet Quartet opens Mainly Mozart Festival with rich Tchaikovsky and Hungarian rarity

David Fleshler — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:49:57 +0000

At the opening concert of the Mainly Mozart Festival in Coral Gables on Sunday, the most interesting work was not by Mozart. It was by the Hungarian composer Ernő Dohnányi,…

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20-year-old Russian to open Miami Piano Festival

Lawrence A. Johnson — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:00:11 +0000

The Miami International Piano Festival’s Discovery Series, running May 16–19 at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach, has a knack for bringing in distinctive, but relatively unknown talent. Impresaria...

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Seraphic Fire wraps its season with request night and a new CD

Lawrence A. Johnson — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:39:17 +0000

Seraphic Fire has an unusual, appealing twist wrapping up its 11th season. Two weeks ago, each “Cathedral Classics” ticket holder received an email allowing them to vote for their favorite…

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Polish pianist Blechacz makes dazzling Miami debut

Lawrence Budmen — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:41:10 +0000

The formidable Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz excelled in a recital that spanned from the Baroque to late romantic era Tuesday night at Florida International University’s Wertheim Auditorium....

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Cypress String Quartet closes Sunday Afternoons season with playing of great integrity

Lawrence A. Johnson — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:39:31 +0000

The Cypress String Quartet, playing Sunday at Gusman Concert Hall, illustrated that an ensemble can play with virtuosic brilliance without neglecting the integrity of the music. The unique quality...

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