Chamber concerts range from Baroque to more modern in Tampa, St. Petersburg The Florida Orchestra is bringing back its popular Masterworks Soundwaves concerts with a series of intimate performances throughout…
“How can I possibly admit an infirmity in the one sense which ought to be more perfect in me than in others, a sense which I once possessed in the…
In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven sat down to write a letter to his brothers, Johann and Caspar. The world he loved was fading, and he struggled with thoughts of suicide.…
When Marin Alsop stepped down as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra last summer, she left a fraternity. With her departure, the nation’s top 25 orchestras stay centered on…
That night 23 years ago will always be remembered as a touching moment in The Florida Orchestra’s history. In November 1998, I sat in a crowded Morsani Hall at what…
Playing the big symphonic works with precision is a goal of any orchestra, and TFO always makes a point of delivering its sonic punches in detail. This was the case…
Augustin Hadelich is justly regarded as a phenom in the music world, a brilliant violinist who channels his mastery of the instrument and material through a penetrating mind. Sometimes music…
I first met Michael Ippolito at his parents’ home in Brandon more than 20 years ago, as he sat at the piano crafting his latest creation. The Rhapsodie Pathetique, which was…
I got on an elevator the other day and piping through a speaker was – you guessed it – Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. On the way home, I stopped…
Here is your chance to hear some of The Florida Orchestra’s most talked about concerts this season if you missed them live at the Mahaffey Theater. Live recordings of nine…