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April 27, 2008
By Richard S. Ginell
CLASSICAL MUSIC:
The baby-faced pianist was 23 when he beat out an international field in Moscow in 1958 and became a U.S. hero. That was a different era from today.
April 21, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Tenor marks 40 years on the Dorothy Chandler stage in gala fashion.
April 19, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
On its farewell tour, the trio plays its last concert in L.A. among friends.
By Chris Pasles
MUSIC REVIEW:
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet adds a flashy solo turn on Grieg concerto.
April 17, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW
April 16, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Visiting Los Angeles, the German avant-gardist revisits several of his studies in sound.
April 14, 2008
By Mark Swed
OPERA REVIEW:
The Metropolitan takes Philip Glass' work on Gandhi to exalted levels.
By Chris Pasles
DANCE REVIEW:
Dwight Rhoden offers a vibrant Chopin as part of Complexions' sensational program.
By Richard S. Ginell
MUSIC REVIEW:
Leading the Seattle Symphony at UCLA's Royce Hall, conductor Gerard Schwarz offers his take on the composer.
April 9, 2008
By Chris Pasles
The multi-Grammy winner has given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts.
April 7, 2008
By Mark Swed
DANCE REVIEW:
Édouard Lock's Montreal company rethinks Tchaikovsky with 'Amjad' at Royce Hall.
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Led by Thomas Dausgaard, the orchestra plays Beethoven and Schumann with raw energy in Orange County.
April 5, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
As Dudamel unravels an exuberant program, soloist Leila Josefowicz matches him, zeal for zeal.
April 4, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Andrew Manze demonstrates how Beethoven's Third changed the genre.
April 1, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
John Corigliano's new 'Circus Maximus' is presented with plenty of theatrical power.
March 30, 2008
March 22, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
The violinist's technique stands out in her debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
March 19, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
The L.A. composer creates feisty works with French color and jazz rhythm.
March 18, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
A recorder quartet with 'tude and a quick-thinking pianist find new ways to connect.
March 15, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Conductor Semyon Bychkov leads the symphony through Shostakovich's Seventh.
March 8, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW
March 4, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
An experienced cast performs the story of a king's passion and its fallout in 'Radamisto' by Musica Angelica.
February 28, 2008
By Mark Swed
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
The performance in Pyongyang brings needed attention to the orchestra and could help break the ice between countries.
February 27, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Czech Philharmonic, under a little-known conductor, offers some unearthly sounds.
February 26, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Two Pomona College concerts illuminate 20th century composer Messiaen's best-known works. Too bad attendance is poor.
February 23, 2008
By Mark Swed
OPERA REVIEW:
It's still not perfect, but the Los Angeles Opera production is a lot better with its radiant Chilean soprano healthy at last.
February 21, 2008
By Mark Swed
OPERA REVIEW:
Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda' returns, and the result is less than historic.
February 19, 2008
By Mark Swed
OPERA REVIEW:
Strong 'Voices' speaks to deeper meaning
February 18, 2008
By Mark Swed
OPERA REVIEW:
L.A. Opera's fresh production brims with potential but must work out a few glitches.
February 11, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Christoph Eschenbach leads the L.A. Phil in a grippingly dramatic Sixth Symphony.
By Mark Swed
CLASSICAL:
Leonard Slatkin and the Nashville Symphony win big with Joan Tower's 'Made in America.'
August 23, 2007
By Chris Pasles
MUSIC REVIEW:
In debut, Sergey Khachatryan, 22, displays passion, virtuosity that won him awards.
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