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NJSO Pays Tribute to Freedom With Commissioned Work by Richard Danielpour
The clarinet does not often come out from its customary orchestral place behind the flutes and next to the bassoons. Mozart, as well as a few Romantic composers and Benny…
DanceVision Ballet Double Bill Returns to Kendall Theater
Among the many performances at Communiversity last Sunday was an excerpt from the ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream, under a tent on Witherspoon Street just outside the Princeton Public Library.…
Princeton University Orchestra Takes Audience on Exceptional Journey of Mahler
Princeton University Orchestra conductor Michael Pratt introduced this year’s Stuart B. Mindlin concert as a journey. For this past weekend’s concerts, the University Orchestra girded its musical loins and performed…
Brentano String Quartet Bids Farewell to University In Concert of Music by Mozart and Shostakovich
For the past 15 years, the Brentano String Quartet, comprised of violinists Mark Steinberg and Serena Canin, violist Misha Amory and cellist Nina Lee, has been Ensemble-in-Residence at Princeton University.…
Richardson Chamber Players Welcomes Spring With Concert of English Chamber Music
The Richardson Chamber Players focused its final program of the season on “words in the English language that carry poetic promise,” and decided “England” was one of those words. The…
PSO Explores Dreams and the Night In Concert at Richardson Auditorium
Musical dream sequences often occur in opera, but symphonic works conveying dreams are less common. Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presented a concert of “Nights and Dreams” this past weekend, exploring…
The Dryden Ensemble Celebrates J.S. Bach With Program of Baroque Chamber Music
It has been a season of musical birthdays in Princeton, and the Dryden Ensemble added to the mix with two concerts celebrating Bach’s 329th birthday this past weekend. Sunday afternoon’s…
Violinist Dazzles Audience in Performance With New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Superstar instrumentalists rarely come to Princeton, and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) presented a real treat to the community this past weekend with violinist Hilary Hahn. Playing Johannes Brahms’ demanding…
Princeton University Orchestra Presents 2014 Concerto Competition Winners
The Princeton University Orchestra concerts this past weekend had something for everyone, featuring two student instrumental soloists, one faculty vocalist, and two conductors. The music spanned close to 200 years,…
Richardson Chamber Players Pay Tribute To American Chamber Music Composers
Richardson Chamber Players presented a concert this past weekend entitled “Quiet City,” named for incidental theatrical music by Aaron Copland, but devoted to the music of several 20th-century composers. The…
