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  Lionel Bringuier Will Make His Dallas Symphony Orchestra Debut This Week

  March 20 at 4 a.m.

  Celebrated French conductor Lionel Bringuier will makes his debut leading the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this week. Peter Czornyj, vice president of artistic operations at DSO, calls Bringuier “one of the most exciting young conductors of today, with a range of repertoire that is inspiring and stimulating.” Named the youngest ever assistant...

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  Fort Worth Opera Will Perform Porgy and Bess Despite Problematic Reputation

  March 11 at 4 a.m.

  Always bold in its programming choices, the Fort Worth Opera opens its 2019 festival with director Francesca Zambello’s revival of Porgy and Bess, an opera whose depictions of African-Americans have been problematic since its creation. FWOpera tackles any potential controversy head-on by bringing in Margo Jefferson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural...

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  The Alexander String Quartet Brings 38 Years of Harmony to Dallas

  March 8 at 4 a.m.

  The Alexander String Quartet has been together for 38 years — long enough that the quartet’s four members claim that while performing, they breathe in unison. In that time, the San Francisco-based ensemble has become a California institution, known for its rich-sound, contrast-heavy approach, low turnover and affinity for big-scaled...

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  Dallas’ Best Classical Music Events in March

  March 5 at 4 a.m.

  There’s a lot more classical music in Dallas than just our world-class symphony and the glamorous opera house next door. But many of the events elsewhere in town are hard to find or downright obscure. Over the years, we’ve missed many exciting concerts because we just didn’t know they existed...

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  Jennifer Hudson and the Dallas Symphony Will Headline DSO’s SOLUNA Festival

  February 20 at 4 a.m.

  The DSO announced today that Jennifer Hudson will appear with the orchestra as the headlining performance of this year’s SOLUNA Festival. You may remember Hudson as a finalist on season 3 of American Idol, but her talents go far beyond that. She’s since won two Grammys for her work as...

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  The 2019/20 Season Marks the Beginning of a New Era for the Dallas Symphony

  February 12 at 4 a.m.

  The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is under new management — both artistic and administrative — with CEO Kim Noltemy, who took the reins in the middle of the 2017/18 season, and new music director Fabio Luisi. Amidst these monumental changes, the DSO has teased several new initiatives and fresh programming, many...