Word: beethoven
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...those same observations are almost always counterbalanced by scenes which deepen the characters and deflate their stereotypical qualities. The killers do indeed play violent, dehumanizing computer games, but they also seem genuinely to care about each other, and one plays the piano with an undeniable talent and passion for Beethoven. Some of their weaponry may be delivered while the two watch a TV documentary fetishizing Hitler, but viewers of the History Channel know it’s not unlikely that the same footage will appear on cable a dozen times more before the end of the month...
Kicking off Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra music director James Yannatos’ 40th year at Harvard is this spectacular concert featuring works by two legendary heavyweights of classical music, Dmitri Shostakovich and Ludwig von Beethoven. Yannatos conducts this majestic evening of top-notch music. Tickets $8-16, student $6-10. 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre...
...photograph of Johnny Cash. "That magnificent face had the appearance of one of America's Founding Fathers or a pioneer who pushed westward over the Appalachian Mountains," wrote a Floridian. Asked a woman from New Jersey: "Was that a picture of Cash or of another musical icon, Ludwig van Beethoven?" And a Rhode Islander offered her thanks "for the wonderful cover portrait of Cash. It is as beautiful as a Rembrandt etching and as welcome as a snapshot from a friend...
...critic. A visionary of the future with an understanding of tradition. He fought for Palestinian rights while understanding Jewish suffering, and did not see this posture as a paradox. We founded the West-East Divan as a forum where young Israeli and Arab musicians understood that before Beethoven we all stand as equals. I shall never forget his making a room full of young Arabs, Israelis and Germans understand that the devil exists in all of us, that Weimar, where that first Divan took place, represented both the best and the worst of German history. It was the city...
Andrew Wang (violin) and Jessica Kinloch (piano) of the Isengard Duo, along with Sarah Carter (cello), present diverse and soulful chamber music, including works by Beethoven, Arensky, and Part. All three musicians are winners of major music competitions, and the formal evening concert should be enthralling. 7 p.m. $7 students, $12 general. Lowell Lecture Hall...