Critical reviews of music in Fresno. http://musiccriticfresno.com Chad Hoopes performed Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Fresno Philharmonic. Read the review here. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm Fresno New Music Festival is this weekend, November 5-7 at Fresno State. Follow this link for a brief article and a link to the NMF website. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm Philharmonic Review: Philharmonic Serves a Feast from Eastern Europe. Orli Shaham shows clear understanding of Chopin with that composer's second piano concerto, and the orchestra overcomes some trouble and strongly creates images of the Czech Republic with Smetana's Ma Vlast. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm Philharmonic Review: James Galway and his Golden Flute Light up Saroyan Theatre. With unparalleled technique and tone, Galway delivers an astonishing performance with the Fresno Philharmonic, Theodore Kuchar conducting. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm Philharmonic Review: Shostakovich Steals the Thunder at Philharmonic Opener. Theodore Kuchar begin the 2010-11 season with ambitious program that includes Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3. Pianist Lukas Vondracek proves worthy of the monumental work. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm Interview with Theodore Kuchar, Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic. Kuchar discusses Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony which he will conduct September 25-6 in Fresno. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm Lorenz Review: Elena Kuschnerova. Pianist plays nearly all-Schumann recital and includes a 1982 composition by Russian composer Alexander Lokshin. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm When you subscribe to this feed, you will receive updates on your computer when we publish a new article or review. http://musiccriticfresno.com/index.htm