“While its concert season was postponed or canceled because of the pandemic, the Sarasota Concert Association is working to stay connected with music lovers with a series of virtual concerts and conversations,” writes Jay Handelman in Sunday’s (2/7) Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL). “The new Musically Speaking Series … will bring performances into your home and allow audiences to hear from the musicians. It opens at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 with pianists Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein in a duo piano performance and talk conversation. They will perform two-piano arrangements of favorite orchestral works including Rachmaninoff’s ‘Symphonic Dances’ and Ravel’s ‘La Valse.’ At 7 p.m. March 11, ensembleNEWSRQ founders and artistic directors Samantha Bennett and George Nickson will demonstrate their affinity for contemporary music. Bennett is the principal second violin for the Sarasota Orchestra, and Nickson, a former Sarasota Orchestra musician, is principal percussion for the Dallas Symphony. The final program, at 7 p.m. March 25, features the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the renowned chamber orchestra [in music by] Bach, Messiaen and MacMillan.… The series is offered for free but registration is required and viewing links will be available for seven days after the initial presentation.”
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