I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony's live score performance of "Singin' in the Rain" for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time you can read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony with guest conductor Carlos Kalmar and pianist Yevgeny Sudbin for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with pianist Jeremy Denk for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Ballet's "Giselle" for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here. *** Reviewing requires a weird set of skills (writing in the dark and deciphering scribbles are just two) and there is never enough space to write everything that's pertinent to a performance, especially when you're trying... Continue Reading →

I reviewed City in Motion's "A Modern Night at the Folly" for The Kansas City Star. For a  brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed the Lyric Opera of Kansas City's production of "Silent Night" for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony's performance of Mahler 5 for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed pianist Yun-Chin Zhou for The Kansas City Star. The performance was a Harriman-Jewell Discovery concert, a free event. This was my first experience and I was wowed by the diversity of the audience, especially the children. The small girl next to me, stacked up on two throw pillows brought from home, followed the... Continue Reading →