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Wed, Feb 25, 2009
It sounds like the start of a really bad joke, but Wu Man and her friends James Makubuya and Lee Knight presented a mind blowing concert that ultimately left audiences feeling good about the prospect of world peace.
Wed, Feb 25, 2009
The Jupiter Quartet is one of a handful of young quartets on the brink of major stardom having already won the 2007 Cleveland Quartet Award, several major competitions and to cap it all off, they just won the Avery Fisher Career Grant. People—it doesn’t get much better than this.
Wed, Feb 25, 2009
Along with precision attacks, and balanced sound, even without a conductor, it is easy to see why the Academy is so popular and its reputation well deserved.
Wed, Feb 18, 2009
Even though it was the evening after Valentine’s Day, the Carlsen Center could not have presented a nicer post-Valentine’s treat for its audience.
Wed, Feb 18, 2009
The concert’s repertoire was a wonderful selection of songs that centered on the many aspects of love.
Wed, Feb 18, 2009
Set before an elaborate Baroque gate to the European gallery, the ensemble re-created a program Sunday afternoon that centered on flute music of the French Baroque.
Tue, Feb 17, 2009
The Kansas City Wind Symphony is one of several local concert wind ensembles, but in the past year they have cemented themselves as one of the city’s leaders in the genre.
Mon, Feb 09, 2009
The program was a sequence of thoughtfully chosen pieces that allowed de Niese to exercise all of the carefully honed expressive devices in her arsenal, from dynamic vocals to effusive facial expressions and sweeping gestures.
Tue, Feb 10, 2009
In this stop motion animated adaptation by Susie Templeton, Peter is a sulky modern-day Russian boy living in poverty with his grandfather in a shack outside of a large metropolitan city.
Wed, Feb 04, 2009
Sandi and the Kansas City Symphony, led by Assistant Conductor Steven Jarvi, presented an eclectic evening of hits and classic songs from Broadway musicals.
Wed, Feb 04, 2009
The Formosa String Quartet, a young and impressive set of musicians, three of whom are Taiwanese, performed a concert of 19th Century Czech and 21st Century Chinese-American music at White Recital Hall on January 31.
Tue, Feb 24, 2009
New Classical Review: Crossing Acoustic Spaces exposed a sense of unruliness and curiosity in contemporary music.
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Brad Cox talks about an upcoming performance of the Owen/Cox Dance Group.
Mon, Feb 23, 2009
...a vision of how the poem may have been performed a millennium ago.
Tue, Feb 10, 2009
Tafelmusik isn’t just a fine orchestra of excellent talent and experience. They use their gifts to tell stories through the music of the past. They play with wit and understanding which makes the experience of hearing them multidimensional.
Mon, Feb 09, 2009
The program offers listeners a rare opportunity to hear a riveting piece by Martinu, revel in the lyricism of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, and experience the music of one of Czech’s most illustrious musicians, Dvořák , played by an orchestra from his homeland.
Sun, Feb 01, 2009
The work that captured my attention best was Paul Halley's "Outer Hebrides," an improvisatory work built on traditional tunes from the islands off the west coast of Scotland.
Wed, Feb 04, 2009
Sandi and the Kansas City Symphony, led by Assistant Conductor Steven Jarvi, presented an eclectic evening of hits and classic songs from Broadway musicals.
Mon, Feb 23, 2009
PART I: Laurie Arbore interviews composer, commentator, author and NPR star Rob Kapilow about "What Makes it Great?"
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