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The weekend ahead

Upcoming events in DC this weekend: from the Met's broadcast of "Rosenkavalier" to Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers to the last choral Christmas concert of the season (a snow date).

By Anne Midgette | January 8, 2010; 6:36 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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In performance: NSO with Slatkin, Znaider

My review of last night's NSO performance with Slatkin, Znaider (repeats through Saturday).

By Anne Midgette | January 8, 2010; 6:15 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: local reviews
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In performance: Isserlis/Gerstein

Joe Banno reviews Steven Isserlis and Kirill Gerstein; the pianist was announced this week as the winner of the Gilmore Artist Award.

By Anne Midgette | January 8, 2010; 6:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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High fidelity

My comments on red and blue states actually grew out of my thoughts on some artists' fidelity to the score, so Byron Janis's piece in the Wall Street Journal on this topic seemed very timely.

By Anne Midgette | January 7, 2010; 6:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
Categories: news , random musings
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The targets of Twitter

As institutions try to figure out how to present themselves on Twitter, the Leipzig Gewandhaus takes a new course by Tweeting a want ad for a high-powered job.

By Anne Midgette | January 6, 2010; 8:20 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
Categories: random musings
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States of music

Classical music, too, has its red and blue states. A look at tradition and its discontents.

By Anne Midgette | January 5, 2010; 6:18 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)
Categories: random musings
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New year, new season

A new year means the start of season announcements for 2010 - announcements, that is, of seasons that have already been planned for months. The Spoleto Festival and the Seattle Opera lead the pack.

By Anne Midgette | January 4, 2010; 6:10 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: opera , random musings
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