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From funeral rites to firebird: vivid storytelling from Măcelaru and the Cincinnati Symphony

The Firebird at Music Hall, Cincinnati
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Cristian Măcelaru
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“the visually striking production made for a colorful confluence of cultures”
Reviewed at Music Hall, Cincinnati on 24 April 2026
Mahler, Totenfeier
Stravinsky, The Firebird
Janni Younge, Director
Cristian Măcelaru, Conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Red rocks, interstellar calls, exotic birds... in Cincinnati
****1
Cincinnati May Festival closes 150th season with a glorious Mahler 8
****1
Requiem, eternal light and hummingbirds at Cincinnati May Festival
****1
Remarkable survey of 20th-century works by the Cincinnati Symphony
****1
Death and renewal: Mahler in Cincinnati
***11
Langrée conducts Cincinnati Symphony in folk-inspired concert
***11
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