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All three soloists have strong ties to Hawke's Bay.

Betsy Jolas’s bTunes is a witty ode to our attention-sapping times, while Karina Canellakis commanded Mahler’s First Symphony with an expressive and sharply etched performance

Before the performance began, Robert Dick made a brief tribute to three past Peebles musicians who had died within the last two years.

It’s been a long time coming, but the gifted amateur musicians of the Peebles Orchestra are tuning up this month for their first public performances since their autumn concert in 2019.

Lauren Monteiro Special to The Oklahoman In a celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the OKC Philharmonic, led by Alexander Mickelthwate in March presented an exuberant program featuring works of the German master. While Beethoven’s music often evokes the image of a tortured genius, full of pathos and tragedy, the program, A Beethoven Birthday Celebration, featured three of his profoundly joyful, life-affirming works. Opening strongly with the "Creatures of Prometheus Overtur...

Beethoven 250 Celebration with RTE National Symphony Orchestra Updated / Friday, 11 Dec 2020 20:02 Beethoven RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra LIVE teams up with the National Concert Hall to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the towering titans of classical music, Ludwig van Beethoven. We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details a...