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Clyne, Gershwin, Shostakovich
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Marin Alsop; Conrad Tao
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Conrad Tao’s glorious exercises in parody, persistence and technology

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Conrad Tao bookends his Zankel Hall recital, performed on a concert grand and a large electronic keyboard, with Debussy’s 12 Études

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A superb all-Mozart concert in Cleveland

Conductor Jane Glover capitalized on The Cleveland Orchestra’s affinity for Mozart in a Sunday evening concert at the Blossom Music Center, with the versatile pianist Conrad Tao.
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A slow and busy hour with Conrad Tao at Tanglewood

The pianist artfully puts together a program of great feeling with no overt thematic thread but a strong emotional one.
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Young lions Tao and Rana tear into Beethoven

When it was announced from the stage that Gustavo Dudamel would not be conducting due to a "family emergency," the orchestra played for Conducting Fellow Stephen Mulligan as if he were a maestro.
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A ghost of an opera at BAM

David Lang’s new opera the loser opened the Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Wednesday night, but simply lacked theatricality.
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TSO sparkles despite flashy soloist debut

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra offered a rich performance of works by Holst, Shostakovich, Grieg and Marquez. Conductor Robert Moody brought out the lyrical side of the orchestra, even if its members were nearly over-shadowed by an over-enthusiastic soloist.
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Eclectic programming of a restless spirit: Conrad Tao

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Ahead of his concert at 92NY this December, Conrad Tao discusses Rachmaninov’s lush harmony, and the parallels between his music and classic songwriting of Billy Strayhorn and Harold Arlen.