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Trifonov ‘terrifically exciting’ in guest spot with CSO, Zur; Zemach receives dignified send-off

This slideshow requires JavaScript. John Chacona | Guest Reviewer It was a night for beginnings and endings in the Amphitheater on Tuesday. This being the final Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra concert o… more →

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Trifonov ‘terrifically exciting’ in guest spot with CSO, Zur; Zemach receives dignified send-off — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 8 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. John Chacona | Guest Reviewer It was a night for beginnings and … more →

Tags: Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Cs, Daniil Trifonov, John Chacona, Noam Zur, Piano, tom becker

CSO, Levin, Khitruk shine Saturday in an evening of debuts — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Eric Shea. Andrew Druckenbrod | Guest Reviewer Monster … more →

Tags: Anastasia Khitruk, Andrew Druckenbrod, Baba Yaga, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Cs, Ira Levin, Michael Colina, Shostakovich

Evening of enigma and schtick leads to crowd-pleaser of a program from CSO — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of guest conductor Andrew Constantine, performs T … more →

Tags: andrew constantine, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Cs, james walker, John Chacona

NCDT gives festival twist to staid classics — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Adam Birkan. Jane Vranish | Guest Reviewer Ballet is a … more →

Tags: Adam Birkan, Addul Manzano, An American in Paris, Anna Gerberich, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Cs, David Morse, Frederick Leo Walker II, George Gershwin

Chen, Parker, CSO present positively Olympic performance — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen and piano soloist Ian Parker share a glance during a performance of Geo … more →

Tags: Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Cs, Faster Higher Stronger, Ian Parker, John Chacona, London Olympics, Mei Ann Chen

CSO, Meyers leave audience amazed at the wonder

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: Guest soloist Anne Akiko Meyers performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor with the Chautauqu … more →

Tags: Andrew Litton, Anne Akiko Meyers, Anthony Bannon, Eric Shea, violin CSO Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra

NCDT shows ‘spirited athleticism’ in making dance innovations — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Lauren Rock. Jane Vranish | Guest Reviewer There was p … more →

Tags: Dance Innovations, Dwight Rhoden, greasy beans, How do I love thee, Jane Vranish, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Last Lost Chance, Mark Diamond, NCDT

Gavrylyuk caps off CSO’s sumptuous Saturday program

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: Guest pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk accompanies guest conductor Christopher Seaman and the Chautauqua … more →

Tags: Adam Birkan, Alexander Gavrylyuk, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Seaman, Cs, David Shengold, Sergei Rachmaninoff

Impressive leads make ‘Manon Lescaut’ highly worthwhile

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Adam Birkan. David Shengold | Guest Reviewer Chautauqu … more →

Tags: Jay Lesenger, David Shengold, Adam Birkan, chautauqua opera company, opera 2, Manon Lescaut, barbara shirvis, Norton Hall, Robert Breault

NCDT stretches idea of pas de deux, and company look — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: Jamie Dee and Pete Walker perform Sasha Janes’ “Resolution” during North Carolina Dance Theatre’s pe … more →

Tags: An Evening of Pas De Deux, Jane Vranish, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Michelle Kanaar, NCDT, north carolina dance theater, Pas de Deux

Between love and oblivion

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: After Adam Margolin (Michael Gaston) falls ill, his wife, Nina Strauss (Vivienne Benesch), comforts … more →

Tags: Anthony Chase, David Aaron Baker, Eric Shea, Ethan McSweeny, Fifty Ways, josh tobin, kate Fodor, Leah Anderson, Michael Gaston

Ioannides leads CSO through superb performance, impressive program — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra performs under the baton of guest conductor Sarah Ioannides Tuesda … more →

Tags: Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Ioannides, Jorge Trivisonno, Adam Birkan, Tango, Debussy, Gershwin, Tom Di Nardo, Jorge ‘Coco’ Trivisonno

‘Fifty Ways’: A promising play full of hurt, more hurt and hope

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: Nina’s husband, Adam (Michael Gaston), sits on the bathroom floor with Nina’s common-law step-sister … more →

Tags: Anthony Bannon, Chautauqua Theater Company, Chautauqua Writers' Center, CTC, CWC, David Aaron Baker, Eric Shea, Ethan McSweeny, Fifty Ways

Duerr, symphony, chorus afford Brahms’ ‘Requiem’ a special propulsion

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Lauren Rock. Tom Di Nardo | Guest Reviewer Performing … more →

Tags: Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Janice Chandler-Eteme, tyler duncan, lauren rock, Robert Duerr, Tom Di Nardo, Brahms, Ein Deutsches Requierm

Rain can’t dampen vibrant performance from CSO, Stern, Peled

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 10 months ago: Amit Peled, guest soloist on cello, joined the CSO and Stern in a performance of Shostakovich’s Cell … more →

Tags: Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern, Amit Peled, Cs, Donald Rosenberg

Captain Stern expertly steers CSO in Tuesday’s waterborne outing

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 10 months ago: The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra performed a water-inspired repertoire Tuesday evening in the Amphi … more →

Tags: Greg Funka, John Chacona, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern, water matters, Cs

31 nameless orphans, looking for a home

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 10 months ago: Wesley Anderegg. “Man,” “Two Headed Man,” “Woman,” “Lollipop,” “Man with Pipe.” Ceramic plates. 18˝ … more →

Tags: Anthony Bannon, Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution, Judy Barie, vaci, Strohl Art Center, Anonymous: The Contemporary Portrait

Sunday’s School of Dance Student Gala provides hopeful glimpse into future — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 10 months ago: Chautauqua Festival Dancers perform Mark Diamond’s “Foresight” during the Chautauqua Dance Student G … more →

Tags: Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Anthony Bannon, Maris Battaglia, Eric Shea, School of Dance Gala, School of Dance, Ed Anderson, Margery Gootnik, Students

Opera Young Artists fill the huge space of the Amp as Osgood leads CSO with high energy, family spirit — 1 comment

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 10 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Eric Shea. Anthony Bannon | Guest Reviewer All who wer … more →

Tags: Anthony Bannon, Jay Lesenger, Steven Osgood, opera highlights, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Eric Shea, opera young artists, water matters, H2Ópera


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