168 stories by "Susan Miron"
Section by section, Cantata Singers & Ensemble are as good as choral groups get, which in this town of dozens of choruses, says quite a lot.
This month I am simply listing concerts I expect will be great. My pick of the month is the Boston debut of a new Flute, Viola, and Harp trio, starring instrumental superstars Marina Piccini…
Ms. Bolden's goal of evoking wintry climes was achieved because of her choice of pieces and musicians, who performed these compositions so well.
February feels like the 'New November': concerts of real interest during the weekdays and too many great concerts during the weekends.
The Anonymous 4 went through their medieval and early Renaissance paces, vibrato-less but historically informed and performed.
Highlights in classical music during January include a visit by the acclaimed cappella group Anonymous Four at the Gardner Museum's new concert hall, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project …
Most importantly, there were the amazing, booming acoustics of St. Paul's, which favored the soaring soprano voices that were, for me, the reason to see this excellent ensemble.
Pianist Angela Hewitt's playing was hypnotically lovely. She has a beautiful touch, as piano teachers like to say, and her playing was colorful and always elegant.
It may be the holiday season, but there are a surprisingly large amount of really great concerts this month, some of which are free. By Susan Miron Lots going on this month: if you can only …
I keep being surprised by the brilliant productions and overall excellence of the concerts Boston Early Music Festival presents.
Violinist Itzhak Perlman is the go-to guy when a world-class violinist is needed at presidential inaugurations, for visiting royalty, and as a guest for cooking shows.
he audience went wild after each piece Philippe Jaroussky sang. There were three gorgeous encores, ending with the slow, familiar aria from Handel's "Xerxes". Most of the crowd would have be…
Get out of the way, its "Mahler Unleashed" month at the New England Conservatory. I heartily recommend all of the "Mahler Unleashed" events.
The Music for Food concerts are free, but people are urged to contribute cash, checks or canned goods, a tiny step towards righting "the horrible discrepancies we are living with."
BSCP has enough cachet to hire the best in the business -- each of the evening's soloist had instruments and resumes to, as they say, die for -- competitions won, festivals performed in, pr…
October offers an embarrassment of musical riches. The Boston Symphony Orchestra, without a Music Director, is still putting on impressive programs, including several this month.
A busy month in New England, with at least two classical music traditions kicking off the season in Boston: Longy School of Music's free SeptemberFest and Fenwick Smith's 35th annual flute r…
An alternative to the New York Times' review of "Porgy and Bess" at the Tanglewood Festival.
