Miracle From the Midwest

By FRED KIRSHNIT April 15, 2008
Last year, I suggested re-evaluating the list of the “big five” American orchestras. With the Minnesota Orchestra’s terrific performance at Avery Fisher Hall over the weekend, it may be time to revisit the list.
The Opera Orchestra of New York’s ‘Edgar’
Carey Gets the Equation Right
The Dawning of the Age of Modernity
Marsalis Leads The Faithful
Maggart Makes Her Own Meaning
Singer-Songwriter Meets Violin Great
New World Sound, Old World Roots
In Gandhi and Glass, Leaders by Example
Cycling Through
Simple Orders to Minnesota Orchestra: Become the Best
'Candide' Shows Its Age
Tan Dun's Musical Mishmash
The Ultimate American Song-Builder
Mozart’s Podium Partner
Blow, but Don't Touch, That Horn
An Improbable Opera
Bidding Adieu to Beaux Arts
Cave Lets His Humor Do the Talking
A Shining Hope of Pianists

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The Opera Orchestra of New York’s ‘Edgar’

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