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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,…
Handel’s Messiah: Why it’s still a smash hit after 300 years
Three hundred years is plenty of time for something to go out of style.But don’t…
Open rehearsal: Come inside the workings of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5
That night 23 years ago will always be remembered as a touching moment in The…
TFO Afterthoughts: Augustin Hadelich gives intense, intimate performance
Playing the big symphonic works with precision is a goal of any orchestra, and TFO…
At the top of his game, violinist talks Harry Potter, Prokofiev, playing by memory
Augustin Hadelich is justly regarded as a phenom in the music world, a brilliant violinist…
Opening Night Afterthoughts: New music, old favorites shed light on today’s world
I first met Michael Ippolito at his parents’ home in Brandon more than 20 years…
Chief violinist tunes up for well-seasoned music
I got on an elevator the other day and piping through a speaker was –…
Important update from TFO President Mark Cantrell
This is it! The moment we’ve been waiting for. We are thrilled to bring back…
Live recordings of TFO concerts start this week on Classical WSMR radio
Here is your chance to hear some of The Florida Orchestra’s most talked about concerts…
Grant will help TFO musicians create new piece for harp, percussion
By Kelly Smith and Anna Kate Mackle, Principal Harpist For TFO harpist Anna Kate Mackle…