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Piotr Andreszewski in Carnegie Hall: an interview and review

"The most challenging was the Schumann piece, by far."
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Kate Royal’s Midsummer Night: a Review

As the title suggests, all of the works on the record illustrate the beauty of early evening. The particular focus here is on women.
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Yuja Wang: Sonatas & Etudes

Much like with Chopin, Wang compensates her Scriabin performance with her terrific concentration.
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To Be Certain of the Dawn: an interview with Stephen Paulus

"The inspiration for this work comes from the serious nature of the subject matter and the words of Michael Dennis Browne."
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The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra does Tchaikovsky

The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela got its start when Jose Abreu, an economist and musician in the country founded El Sistema in 1975.
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Vadim Repin does Brahms: a review

This is a review of: Brahms’s Violin Concerto and Concerto for Violin and Cello; Vadim Repin (Violin), Truls Mork (Cello), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
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Julia Fischer’s Bach Concertos: a review

Julia Fischer was a child prodify, a the Slovak-German violinist first gaining global attention in 1995 at the age of 11, after winning the top prize at the 1995 International Yehudi Menuhin Competition.
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