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Afterthoughts: Enthralling, creative night of Mozart’s Requiem and so much more
Florida Orchestra listeners went back in time over the weekend, visiting music dressed in Medieval,…
900 years later, female composer’s piece sets mood for Mozart’s Requiem
It’s not often we hear music from a composer who lived more than 900 years…
The Florida Orchestra names Chelsea Gallo as assistant conductor
The Florida Orchestra has named rising star Chelsea Gallo as its new assistant conductor starting…
Explosive. Intimate. Lush. TFO musicians shine in wildly different programs
It doesn’t require a lot of evidence to prove The Florida Orchestra performs at a…
From hypnotic to rollicking fun – TFO, Milos bring it all
Sitting in the audience at Mahaffey Theater over the weekend offered one of those moments…
Inside the Music: The Maestro reveals the magic of The Firebird
You’re sitting in a concert hall listening to Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird, the first of…
The Florida Orchestra’s Soundwaves series returns
Chamber concerts range from Baroque to more modern in Tampa, St. Petersburg The Florida Orchestra…
TFO Afterthoughts: A night to explore the two worlds of Beethoven
“How can I possibly admit an infirmity in the one sense which ought to be…
Beethoven’s own words set the stage for his powerful Ninth Symphony
In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven sat down to write a letter to his brothers, Johann…
Akiko Fujimoto: It's the music that matters, not the gender
When Marin Alsop stepped down as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra last summer,…