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By Jim Shertzer

August 4, 2008

Review: Heldenleben brings EMF to heroic finish

GREENSBORO - An act of galling braggadocio. A cheeky autobiography. A fairy tale. There are many ways to play - and listen to - Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life).But as the closing piece at the 2008 Eastern Music Festival on Saturday, Richard Strauss' 1898... Read More

July 28, 2008

Review: Oliveira gives thrilling performance at EMF

GREENSBORO - As Elmar Oliveira tore into the home stretch of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto on Saturday at the Eastern Music Festival, he broke into a satisfied grin, as if he knew had embarked on a rare performance.Loose hairs on his... Read More

July 23, 2008

Review: Pianist plays with warmth and wit

GREENSBORO - Despite withering heat outside, all was fair and breezy Monday night at the fourth Eastern Music Festival chamber concert at UNCG. The series, which features EMF faculty and guest artists, has moved to accommodate overflow crowds attending pe... Read More

July 7, 2008

Review: Midori captures skill, emotion of violin concerto

Johannes Brahms - following his revered role model, Ludwig van Beethoven - wrote just one violin concerto, but he packed it with the invention and demands of a dozen conventional ones. Renowned for its long, complex first movement, the concerto remains a... Read More