Music Reviews

Keyboardist displays

Concert Review: Keyboardist displays talents on twists and turns of Bach   Monday, November 22, 1999 By Rebecca Redshaw Reprinted from Saturday’s late editions. Supposedly, the most watched spectator sport in the United States is auto racing. One of the… (READ MORE)

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Ax enthralls

Concert Review: Ax enthralls audience with subtle, technically brilliant performance   Thursday, November 18, 1999 By Rebecca Redshaw A postcard sent to Pittsburgh in mid-November from a sumptuous tropical island is worthy of a spot on the refrigerator door: “Having… (READ MORE)

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Rich Little

Concert Review: Rich Little delivers big Pops performance   Friday, November 12, 1999 By Rebecca Redshaw Don’t bother to come to the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops concert, starring Rich Little, at Heinz Hall this weekend unless you bring along your sense of… (READ MORE)

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TV On-Air “Divas”

TV Review: PBS toasts African-Americans in opera   Wednesday, February 16, 2000 By Rebecca Redshaw The attitudes are missing. Also absent are the entourages, the tantrums and the outrageous demands of which diva legends are made. Instead, “Aida’s Brothers and… (READ MORE)

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Pops Shows 40’s

Music Review: Pops shows why songs of ’40s are unforgettable   Saturday, April 29, 2000 By Rebecca Redshaw In the 1940s and ’50s it wasn’t unusual to find quality musicians, like members of the Pittsburgh Symphony, playing in radio or television… (READ MORE)

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Mendelssohn Choir

Music Review: Mendelssohn Choir at its best in Britten’s haunting ‘Requiem’     Monday, November 27, 2000 By Rebecca Redshaw Nothing could be more appropriate with the onset of the season that proclaims “Peace on Earth” than a performance of… (READ MORE)

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Maazel’s Talents

Concert Review: Maazel’s talents — as conductor and composer — enchant audience Wednesday, December 06, 2000 By Rebecca Redshaw The benefit concert for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra last night at Heinz Hall was more than a welcome home party for… (READ MORE)

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