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Wed, Feb 24, 2010
I could not contain my excitement last week that I would have the good fortune to hear the world's best flutist (no hyperbole) Emmanuel Pahud perform the world premiere of a new concerto by Italian composer Luca Lombardi with the Kansas City Symphony.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
Musica Sacra under the direction of Timothy McDonald demonstrated their collective choral skills and sensitivity last Saturday in a program featuring the two great cathedral composers of Salzburg: Mozart and Johann Michael Haydn.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
It was a noble pursuit. Take the text to the Mass Ordinary (every music student's mantra during their early music history days. Repeat after me: "King George Can't Sing Alto") from a slew of composers from the Renaissance to contemporary, throw them together into a pot, and pick out the best pieces to form a new Mass.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
Marc-Andre Hamelin, whose extraordinary pianistic ability has led him to specialize in some of the most notoriously difficult pieces in the repertoire, has been refocusing his career on interpreting more traditional compositions in recent years. In this Harriman Jewell Series recital he displayed both sides of his impressive abilities.
Mon, Feb 22, 2010
In a varied program that revealed multiple emotional and technical levels, the nineteen-year-old Haochen Zhang - 2009 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist - displayed the composure, skill and artistry of a performer twice his age.
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Brad Cox talks about an upcoming performance of the Owen/Cox Dance Group.
Mon, Feb 22, 2010
A KCM VID Interview: Fresh from his electrifying win of the 2009 London International Piano Competition Grand Prize at the age of 18—the youngest winner in the history of the competition—Behzod Abduraimov joins Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal winner Stanislav Ioudenitch in concert on March 5.
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