Taming the French horn: Radovan Vlatkovic at Chamber Music Northwest
November 23, 2021
Vlatkovic, performing with CMNW co-directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim, gets a five-minute standing ovation.
Vlatkovic, performing with CMNW co-directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim, gets a five-minute standing ovation.
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Vanessa Severo’s virtuoso turn onstage joins a rush of Kahlo from the opera to a coming museum show.
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In 30 years of covering Portland Opera, Angela Allen writes, “I’ve never seen such a compelling program.”
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