Oh, and Rachel Barton Pine makes a long-overdue MSO debut Apparently it wasn’t the original plan, but when John DeMain and the Madison Symphony Orchestra managed to secure violinist Rachel Barton Pine for their second set of concerts this season, they agreed she would offer the Violin Concerto of Aram Khachaturian—alongside works of Prokofiev… Continue reading Madison Symphony Triumphs Over the “Soviets”
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Breaking Up (and Catching Up) Is Hard to Do
Finally hearing the Ancora Quartet with their “new” violinist The only thing I hate more than missing so many great performances is Madison is having to keep making excuses about it…suffice to say that I’ve been a fan of the Ancora Quartet since I first heard them about five years ago—the only problem is… Continue reading Breaking Up (and Catching Up) Is Hard to Do
Willy Street Chamber Players Continue to Impress
Musical Madison keeps giving us new summer blooms The short—and frequently brilliant—summer season of the Willy Street Chamber Players (pictured above) continued Friday night (July 21). In less than three years the core group of a half-dozen of our city’s sharpest and most creative young musicians have developed an almost rabidly faithful following…and the… Continue reading Willy Street Chamber Players Continue to Impress
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