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The Fermata Report
May 8

May 8 The Fermata Report

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"All the Wondering What Even Worse Is Still in Store"
Mar 22

Mar 22 "All the Wondering What Even Worse Is Still in Store"

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Coronavirus COVID-19 has wrought havoc on NYC’s classical music world, and the arts and society in general. The season seems to be effectively canceled. Here are some links to streaming options.

PREVIEW: March's Classical Music in NYC
Feb 27

Feb 27 PREVIEW: March's Classical Music in NYC

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REVIEW: Two Sides of Beethoven, Guts and All
Feb 25

Feb 25 REVIEW: Two Sides of Beethoven, Guts and All

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REVIEW: When the World as You've Known It Doesn't Exist
Feb 23

Feb 23 REVIEW: When the World as You've Known It Doesn't Exist

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REVIEW: Danish String Quartet's Electric and Ecstatic Late Beethoven
Feb 20

Feb 20 REVIEW: Danish String Quartet's Electric and Ecstatic Late Beethoven

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REVIEW: Simone Young Conducts Music of Britain at NY Phil
Feb 4

Feb 4 REVIEW: Simone Young Conducts Music of Britain at NY Phil

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PREVIEW: February's Classical Music in NYC
Feb 1

Feb 1 PREVIEW: February's Classical Music in NYC

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New York City Classical Music February 2020 Preview

REVIEW: Ricky Ian Gordon's Ellen West at the Prototype Festival
Jan 16

Jan 16 REVIEW: Ricky Ian Gordon's Ellen West at the Prototype Festival

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REVIEW: A Crypt Session With Time for Three
Jan 15

Jan 15 REVIEW: A Crypt Session With Time for Three

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PREVIEW: January's Classical Music in NYC
Jan 1

Jan 1 PREVIEW: January's Classical Music in NYC

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January 2020’s most exciting classical music in NYC.

REVIEW: St. Thomas’s Haunting Ceremony of Carols
Dec 23

Dec 23 REVIEW: St. Thomas’s Haunting Ceremony of Carols

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REVIEW: The Sight and Sound of Vallotton and Honegger
Dec 11

Dec 11 REVIEW: The Sight and Sound of Vallotton and Honegger

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REVIEW: OSO's Amahl Warms the Heart
Dec 6

Dec 6 REVIEW: OSO's Amahl Warms the Heart

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REVIEW: Resounding NY Philharmonic Welcomes Trifonov
Dec 5

Dec 5 REVIEW: Resounding NY Philharmonic Welcomes Trifonov

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PREVIEW: Holiday Music in NYC
Dec 2

Dec 2 PREVIEW: Holiday Music in NYC

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Cadenza.nyc’s Preview feature listing seasonal Christmas and Holiday Music Concerts in New York City this December 2019..

PREVIEW: December's Classical Music in NYC
Nov 30

Nov 30 PREVIEW: December's Classical Music in NYC

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REVIEW: Yuja Wang’s Date With the Devil
Nov 29

Nov 29 REVIEW: Yuja Wang’s Date With the Devil

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REVIEW: Petrenko Subs for Jansons in Evening of Drama
Nov 14

Nov 14 REVIEW: Petrenko Subs for Jansons in Evening of Drama

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Mariss Jansons calls in sick at Carnegie Hall. Vasily Petrenko triumphs conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich Ten.

REVIEW: Salonen Steers German Engineering Toward the Stars
Nov 10

Nov 10 REVIEW: Salonen Steers German Engineering Toward the Stars

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