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Who could ask for anything more? George Gershwin’s last piano makes U-M debut
Susan Isaacs Nisbett (Ann Arbor, Oct.9, 2014) S’wonderful. Marvelous, too. The last Steinway grand piano owned by famed American composer George Gershwin – the one on which he most likely composed “Porgy and Bess” – has a new life. Donated … Continue reading
It’s all in the hands: Charleroi Danses’ ‘Kiss & Cry’ is made for dancing fingers
Susan Isaacs Nisbett (Ann Arbor, Oct.9, 2014) She is a choreographer and dancer. He is a cinematographer. They are a couple. Together with a team of collaborators, they’ve made a theater piece that, like a child, is at once something … Continue reading
UMS Scores Big with Emerson String Quartet
Susan Isaacs Nisbett (Ann Arbor, Sept. 29, 2014) On a day when the U-M team fumbled the ball yet again in the Big House, sending fans fleeing well before the fourth quarter, an evening’s entertainment that began with a quartet … Continue reading
Emerson String Quartet arrives in Ann Arbor with new player, new work
Susan Isaacs Nisbett Ann Arbor, Mich. (Sept. 27, 2014) The Emerson String Quartet is one of the world’s best-known quartets. But in Ann Arbor, their visits are so frequent – no fewer than 15 appearances under University Musical Society auspices … Continue reading
Review: Itzhak Perlman, with John Root, serves up delicious recital for Hill Auditorium audience
Susan Isaacs Nisbett Ann Arbor, Mich. (Sept. 15, 2014) Of the great musical artists before the public today, there are a select few who generate not just feelings of admiration but of affection. They are the ones we greet with … Continue reading
Ann Arbor Symphony and Andre Watts deliver crowd-pleasing Beethoven Festival
Susan Isaacs Nisbett Ann Arbor, Mich. (Sept. 14, 2014) Two 5’s and a 3 make 13. And 13 is clearly a lucky number for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, which launched its 2014-15 season Saturday evening at Hill Auditorium with … Continue reading
What’s in a name? When violinist Itzhak Perlman plays Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium, plenty
Susan Isaacs Nisbett Ann Arbor, Mich. (Sept. 12, 2014) You can pretty much count on the fingers of one hand the classical musicians who can fill a hall without announcing what the heck they’ll play when they finally show up … Continue reading
An Emperor’s Feast: All-Beethoven, with Andre Watts, at the A2SO this weekend
Susan Isaacs Nisbett Ann Arbor, Mich. (Sept. 9, 2014) By his own admission, Arie Lipsky, music director of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, likes to change things up. “I like contrasts,” he said in a recent phone call. That … Continue reading
Momix dancers bringing their magic to the Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Susan Nisbett Ann Arbor, Mich. (June 19, 2014) What Moses Pendleton, founder of the deliriously imaginative dance company Momix, really wants is for you to see his garden in Connecticut – eye-popping acres of deep orange Moonsong marigolds, iris rearing … Continue reading
Familiar faces: You may be sorry if you miss out on these top-tier musical talents
Ann Arbor, Mich (May 28, 2014) By ROGER LeLIEVRE Veteran acts who’ve played here before, a relative newcomer with Ann Arbor ties, and even star of stage and screen are all ahead on Ann Arbor music stages this summer. These … Continue reading
The Downbeat 