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  Guy Gets Dumped, Writes a Fantastic Symphony, and We’re Still Listening 190 Years Later

  May 14 at 4 a.m.

  Hector Berlioz first laid eyes on Harriet Smithson in 1827 at Paris’ Odeon Theater, where she was portraying Ophelia in a production of Hamlet. It was love at first sight for the French composer, although “obsession” might be a more accurate description. He knew that he had to meet her...

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  Classical Pianist Thiago Nascimento Just Wants To Make You Laugh

  May 9 at 4:02 a.m.

  Supposing a man tells you he loves to make people laugh, you could probably guess what careers he'd go about pursuing. Comedian would top the list, followed closely by clown or cartoonist. Comedic pianist  probably wouldn't be near the top of that list, but then again, who even knew that...

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  Fabio Luisi Is a Breath of Fresh Air for the Dallas Symphony

  April 25 at 4 a.m.

  Last week, Dallas got its first real introduction to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s new music director, Fabio Luisi, and it was magical. It’s been quite some time since our orchestra had an artistic change of this magnitude, as Jaap van Zweden held the reigns for an entire decade. The DSO...

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  Dallas Symphony’s New Conductor Introduces Himself With Thrilling Debut

  April 22 at 4 a.m.

  Before the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s concert on Thursday, April 18, orchestra president Kim Noltemy and executive board chair Sanjiv Yajnik took the stage to introduce the orchestra’s new music director, making his official Dallas debut that night. In the square outside, spectators watched on a big screen. On the ensemble’s...

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  Jennifer Hudson Remembers What It Was Like to Be an Up-and-Coming Artist

  April 18 at 4 a.m.

  Jennifer Hudson's performance with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this weekend for the SOLUNA Festival will be a sampling of her 15-year career. Hudson tells the Observer she'll sing songs from Hairspray, when she played Motormouth Maybelle on NBC's live version of the musical. She'll also sing songs from Dreamgirls, the movie...

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  SOLUNA Festival Offers Two Works by Composer-in-Residence Julia Wolfe

  April 8 at 2:41 p.m.

  The DSO’s annual SOLUNA Festival kicks off this week with performances of the Sibelius Violin Concerto, featuring virtuoso Augustin Hadelich. Contemporary music has been a key part of SOLUNA from the beginning, which makes for the perfect time to introduce Dallas to Julia Wolfe, the DSO’s composer-in-residence. “Composer-in-residence” is a...