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Van Zweden’s Return Produces Musical High Point

Olin Chism  |  No Comments

With 11 months still to go, Thursday night’s concert by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is easily in the running for one of the year’s best.
The program included two masterpieces — Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 — and two musical stars — principal clarinetist Gregory Raden and conductor Jaap van Zweden.

  • Friday Morning Roundup

    Stephen Becker  |  No Comments

    Today in the roundup: A big weekend for local clarinetists, rethinking what engagement in the arts means and the Amon Carter’s new interpretation manager.

  • Dallas Theater Center’s ‘Giant’ Has Some History

    Jerome Weeks  |  No Comments

    There’s sixty years of history behind Giant,, the big-budget musical opening at the Dallas Theater Center. When it came out, Edna Ferber’s novel angered many Texans. Four years later, the movie version became Warner Brothers’ biggest hit. It always helps if you make us look like Elizabeth Taylor or James Dean.

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