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The Takács String Quartet’s Performance Mesmerizes Audience With Bartók’s Music
Along with fellow Hungarian Zoltan Kodaly, composer Béla Bartók was one of the early leaders in the emerging field of ethnomusicology in the 20th century. Both of these composers wrote…
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Presents Performance of “Migration Series Project”
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has taken the concept of collaboration to new heights this year with its opening “Classical Series” concert this past weekend. With a musical program inspired by…
There’s a World of Wackiness With a Dash of the Grotesque In “Fuddy Meers,” Absurdist Family Comedy at Theatre Intime
Imagine waking up every morning with no memory of your past, your identity, or your current life. Each day is a new start and a struggle to discover who you…
An Old Friend, the Brentano String Quartet Opens University’s 2013-14 Music Season
The Princeton University department of music launched its 2013-14 season last Friday night with an old friend. The Brentano String Quartet, Performers-in-Residence at the University, set an elegant and precise…
Director From Zimbabwe Theater Finds “Magic” at McCarter
If Patience Tawengwa could lift McCarter Theatre from it’s perch on University Place and deposit it in Harare, Zimbabwe, where she co-directs a dramatic arts organization called Almasi, she would…
Music, Food, and Fun on the Lawn At McCarter’s Third Annual Block Party
Rain stopped long enough last week for throngs of local residents and visitors to attend McCarter Theatre’s third annual block party. The event took place under festive lantern-lit trees on…
The Philadelphia Orchestra Returns After an Almost 50 Year Absence
William and Judith Scheide clearly have deep roots in Princeton, but until this past week, no one in the community knew about their strong connection to the Philadelphia Orchestra. From…
The Amphion String Quartet Presents Dramatic Schubert and Grieg Performance
In the 2012 film A Late Quartet, the story of a fictional string quartet’s struggles toward possible dissolution, the second violinist character suggested switching chairs with the first violinist so…
The Dorian Wind Quintet Presents Refreshing Performance In Richardson
In the world of chamber music, there are numerous string quartets but fewer small ensembles combining wind instruments. The Dorian Wind Quintet, founded at Tanglewood more than 50 years ago,…
Princeton Festival Sails Into McCarter Theatre With Production of “Der Fliegende Holländer”
This season The Princeton Festival has been presenting a wide variety of musical genres ranging from a cappella vocal jazz to chamber music to the Festival’s annual youth piano competition.…
