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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, …
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 …
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 …
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,…
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 –…