What Makes It Great?
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What Makes It Great? Jupiter Symphony
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, United StatesIn one of music's most astonishing feats, Mozart wrote his final three symphonies in just six weeks during the summer of 1788. Why he wrote them, or whether he ever heard them performed, remains a mystery, but the final work in the trilogy remains one of the most iconic pieces ever written. Join Rob Kapilow […]
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What Makes It Great? Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Merkin Concert Hall, New York 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY, United StatesFeaturing violinist Timothy Chooi and the Manhattan School of Music Camerata Nova The 1881 premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major got one of the most famous bad reviews in the history of Western music. Savaged as “music that stinks to the ear” in which the violin is “torn asunder” and “beaten black and […]
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What Makes It Great? The Music of Lerner and Loewe
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford 327 Lasuen St,, Stanford, CA, United StatesEmily Albrink & Ben Jones, vocalists. In this performance, Kapilow breaks down musical highlights from iconic shows like My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Brigadoon, enhancing listeners’ appreciation by revealing the brilliance behind timeless musical theater favorites.