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Concert Review: WYNTON MARSALIS’ SYMPHONY NO. 5, “LIBERTY” (Wolf Trap / Vienna, VA)
LIBERTY, IN ALL ITS CONTRADICTIONS Wynton Marsalis brings jazz and symphonic traditions together in a sweeping portrait of an America still wrestling with the meaning of freedom It was one of those beautiful September evenings at Wolf Trap when the night air seems to become part of the performance. Under the open sky at the…
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LIVE CONCERT VIDEOS: WHERE TO FIND FULL PERFORMANCES IN GOOD QUALITY
A studio recording and a live concert are two completely different experiences. In the studio, every part can be re-recorded and mixed to technical perfection. But something important often disappears in the process: unpredictability, the thing that makes music feel alive. On stage, everything works differently. Musicians change the structure of songs, stretch out instrumental…
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Concert Preview: AMERICAN SOUND TAKES FLIGHT (MUSE/IQUE / Beverly Hills & Pasadena)
COPLAND, PRINCE, PARTON, AND PAUL SIMON? YES, PLEASE. MUSE/IQUE connects some unlikely musical dots, then open the doors at Ambassador Auditorium for a free season finale MUSE/IQUE has come up with one hell of a program for American Sound Takes Flight: From Aaron Copland to Paul Simon — Our Musical Pursuit of Happiness. Artistic and…
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Concert Review: JOSH GROBAN “Stage, Screen, and Symphony” Tour (NSO / Wolf Trap / Vienna, VA)
GROBAN WITH THE FLOW A soaring baritone meets the sweep of the National Symphony Orchestra There are singers who command a stage, and then there are artists who seem genuinely delighted to share it. On Saturday night at Wolf Trap, Josh Groban did both. Backed by the National Symphony Orchestra under conductor Sean O’Loughlin, Groban…
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Concert Review: LET THE SUNSHINE IN: THE MUSIC OF ’69 (Hollywood Bowl)
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION Ted Sperling and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra find new life in the music of a year that changed everything The summer of 1969 gave us Woodstock, the Harlem Cultural Festival, Vietnam War protests, the moon landing, and an astonishing collision of rock, soul, folk, gospel and funk. At the…
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Concert Review: GIPSY KINGS FEATURING NICOLAS REYES (Wolf Trap)
THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER, SWAYS TOGETHER Generations of the Reyes family keep the Gipsy Kings’ irresistible rhythms moving forward Under a cool, clear moonlit sky at Wolf Trap last night, the Gipsy Kings turned a summer concert into a family affair, with generations of the Reyes clan sharing a musical heritage that proved as…
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Concert Review: DIANA ROSS (Wolf Trap’s Filene Center / Vienna VA)
THE BOSS STILL SUPREMES At 82, Diana Ross still knows how to turn a concert into an occasion From the moment Washington, D.C.’s DJ Heat began warming up the crowd, Diana Ross’s return to Wolf Trap felt like a celebration. By the time Miss Ross swept onto the white-drenched stage in an electric chartreuse gown…
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Concert Review: JON BATISTE WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Wolf Trap)
BATISTE INFECTION Jon Batiste and the NSO make musical boundaries disappear From the very start of Jon Batiste’s performance with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap last night, I couldn’t stop smiling, and I couldn’t stop shimmying in my seat. That was the first clue that this was going to be more than a…
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Music Preview: LOOKING WEST (MUSE/IQUE)
GO WEST, MUSE/IQUE From the open range to Hollywood, MUSE/IQUE explores the music that made the West a legend Just what made the cowboy one of America’s most enduring exports? The hat? The horse? Gary Cooper? Clint Eastwood squinting into the sun? MUSE/IQUE has another answer: the music. For Looking West: How the Myth of…
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Concert Review: CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT: WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE (Carnegie Hall)
EVERY BREATH WAS BREATHTAKING Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner and The Knights turn a night of ballads into the greatest concert I have ever seen I thought I knew Cécile McLorin Salvant. I had seen this extraordinary singer in different incarnations, from the intimacy of a trio to the sweep of a big band, and…
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Concert Review: GERSHWIN, BERNSTEIN & AMERICAN MOSAIC (National Symphony Orchestra / Renée Fleming / Wolf Trap / Vienna, VA)
AMERICA, ORCHESTRATED Bernstein and Gershwin soar, Renée Fleming enchants, and even the Virginia wildlife gets into the act Saturday night’s National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) concert at Wolf Trap is part of the nation’s America250 celebrations, marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, the wide-ranging program offers several perspectives on…
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Recommended Event: JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL: HEDWIG 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR (Malibu / Los Angeles / Palm Springs)
WIGGING OUT WITH THE ORIGINAL HEDWIG Celebrating a quarter-century of the film with screenings, songs, and stories Twenty-five years after Hedwig and the Angry Inch hit movie screens in a blast of glam rock, heartbreak, bad wigs, and defiant individuality, John Cameron Mitchell is getting back on the road with the character who changed his…
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Music Preview: A CONCERT FOR VENEZUELA (Gustavo Dudamel & LA Phil / Hollywood Bowl)
DUDAMEL’S FAREWELL BECOMES A HOMECOMING For his final Bowl concert as LA Phil Music & Artistic Director, Gustavo Dudamel turns the spotlight toward Venezuela What was originally planned as a celebration of Gustavo Dudamel and his extraordinary years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic has become something considerably more urgent. On Sunday, August 23, Dudamel conducts…
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Cabaret Preview: MALTBY & SHIRE: OUR STORY GOES ON (Merkin Hall / New York)
THE STORY GOES ON—AND IT SHOULD The American Songbook Association celebrates Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire while reaffirming why America’s great songwriting tradition deserves to endure Few songwriting partnerships have enriched the American musical theater canon quite like Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. On Monday, October 5, the American Songbook Association (ASA) celebrates…
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Concert Review: YOSHIKI: CLASSICAL 2026 WORLD TOUR (“Violet Night” / Disney Hall / LA)
PURPLE REIGN An evening of symphonic rock, devoted fans, and restless creativity celebrated an artist still refusing to slow down Under doctor’s orders to leave the drums behind following his third cervical-spine surgery in 2024, Yoshiki did what one might expect from a musician whose career has been built on grandeur, defiance, and theatrical risk:…
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THE SOUND YOU NEVER HEAR AT A FESTIVAL: THE GENERATORS KEEPING IT ALIVE
Stand in front of a festival main stage at night and you are looking at a small city’s worth of electricity. The video walls, the line arrays, the lighting rig throwing color across 40,000 people, the LED towers, the production offices, the catering tents, the vendor row. All of it is running in the middle…
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Concert Review: LIZZO & THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Wolf Trap / Vienna, VA)
GOOD AS HELL… WITH STRINGS Lizzo and the National Symphony Orchestra prove that pop and classical music make exhilarating partners The National Symphony Orchestra’s collaboration with Lizzo at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center proved that when classical and pop are treated as equal partners, the results can be exhilarating. Under the baton of Steven Reineke, the…
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Concert Review: TONY DANZA AND THE STARS OF TOMORROW (The Triad Theatre / New York City)
THEY’RE GONNA SHINE Young performers take center stage with heart and hope A sold-out fundraiser on Feb. 26 at The Triad offered a fast-moving night of entertainment and an emotionally moving glimpse into the Stars of Tomorrow Project, introducing many of its current and former participants through song, dance, and heartfelt testimonials. Opening eyes and…
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Concert Review: CHANGED FOR GOOD: A CELEBRATION OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (The New York Pops / Carnegie Hall)
NO PLACE LIKE SCHWARTZ A star-studded birthday gala honors one of musical theater’s most enduring songwriters The New York Pops celebrated its 43rd Birthday Gala at Carnegie Hall on April 27 with Changed for Good: A Celebration of Stephen Schwartz, honoring the Academy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist. Led by music director Steven Reineke, an…
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Concert Review: 6TH ANNUAL BROADWAY IN THE PARK (Signature Theatre & Wolf Trap / Vienna, VA)
A BROADWAY BLOCK PARTY Tituss Burgess, Heather Headley, and Signature Theatre turn a summer concert into a joyous celebration of musical theater There are summer evenings at Wolf Trap that entertain, and then there are evenings that remind you why Broadway music continues to resonate across generations. Signature Theatre’s sixth annual Broadway in the Park…
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