Portland Symphony Orchestra
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Concert review: Program change doesn’t detract from Portland Symphony’s ‘Rite of Spring’
Violinist Jennifer Frautschi took the place of guitarist Pepe Romero who had to cancel because of a health issue.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2022
Classical review: Playing Violins of Hope, Portland Symphony gives stirring performance
The orchestra will repeat the performance, which features string instruments owned by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, Tuesday at Merrill Auditorium.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Classical review: Buoyed by local choruses and guest soloists, PSO delivers emotive ‘St. Matthew Passion’
The performance will be repeated Tuesday at Merrill Auditorium and later available digitally.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Portland Symphony Orchestra renews music director’s contract, announces next season
Eckart Preu, who was hired in 2019, hasn't yet had a season free of disruption, but will get at least four more chances.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Portland symphony to perform songs of Paul Simon
Three vocalists, including New York singer/songwriter Paul Loren, will join the orchestra for Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances at Merrill Auditorium.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
Concert review: ‘Magic of Christmas’ puts focus on the music
Live audiences have returned for the Portland Symphony Orchestra's performances at Merrill Auditorium, and a digital version also will be available.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
‘Magic’ returns to full glory at Merrill Auditorium
Audiences will be back, infusing the Portland Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concert with a sense of homecoming.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Concert review: At its first in-person concert in more than a year, a spirited program from the PSO
The one-hour performance addressed the parallel ideas of homecoming and moving on.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Portland Symphony Orchestra to require vaccination or negative test
Masks will also be required at its performances this fall, starting Oct. 19 at Merrill Auditorium.
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PublishedJune 25, 2021
PSO returns to the stage this weekend – with a live audience
The Portland Symphony Orchestra, with Eckart Preu conducting, will perform before a live audience in Old Orchard Beach on Sunday in the first of 3 outdoor concerts this summer.