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Venue: Music Hall, Cincinnati

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AddressCincinnati
OH 45202
United States
Google maps39° 6' 33.908" N 84° 31' 6.215" W
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From funeral rites to firebird: Măcelaru and the Cincinnati Symphony

The Firebird at Music Hall, Cincinnati © Mark Lyons
In a staged Firebird and an early work by Mahler, Cristian Măcelaru and the Cincinnati Symphony colorfully bring to life these composers’ youthful ambitions.
****1
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Red rocks, interstellar calls, exotic birds... in Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Symphony play Des Canyons aux étoiles... © JP Leong
The Cincinnati Symphony vividly brings to life sprawling vistas of the American West in a stellar performance of Messiaen’s vast Des Canyons aux étoiles…
****1
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Cincinnati May Festival closes 150th season with a glorious Mahler 8

James Conlon and the Cincinnati Symphony © Mark Lyons
The May Festival pulls all the stops to close their sesquicentennial season with Mahler’s vast and triumphant Eighth Symphony.
****1
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Requiem, eternal light and hummingbirds at Cincinnati May Festival

Erica Petrocelli, Kate Lindsay, Joshua Blue, Michael Sumuel and James Conlon © JP Leong
The Cincinnati May Festival pairs a deeply-felt Mozart Requiem with a new work for chorus and orchestra by Julia Adolphe.
****1
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Remarkable survey of 20th-century works by the Cincinnati Symphony

Michael Francis © Charlie Balcom
The Cincinnati Symphony thoughtfully illuminates a diverse cross-section of 20th-century repertoire with conductor Michael Francis and pianist Behzod Abduraimov.
****1
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Daniil Trifonov brings vast range and power to Cincinnati recital

Daniil Trifonov’s Cincinnati recital prefaced an imposing Brahms sonata with shorter works by Szymanowski, Debussy, and Prokofiev.
*****
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Death and renewal: Mahler in Cincinnati

Conductor Matthias Pintscher and soloists Michelle DeYoung and Sean Panikker offered a moving but uneven interpretation of Das Lied von der Erde.
***11
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Langrée conducts Cincinnati Symphony in folk-inspired concert

The CSO packed much excitement into an hour-long program, featuring folk-inspired works of Walker and Kodály, along with the irresistible charm of Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto.
***11
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