The Biedermeier style, first popularized in the early 19th century, is making a comeback. See: The World of Biedermeier Its attributes of high gloss finish, classic lines, and beautiful woods first attracted the newly rich middle class of the Austro-Hungary empire. The style received new popularity during the Art Deco period of the mid-20th century. […]
Pianist Piotr Anderszewski does not like trying to pin down his own style. He is an artist who doesn’t fit neatly into categorization, who plays music that moves him, regardless of era or style. “Don’t try to define the indefinable,” Anderszewski said from his hotel in Rome when pressed on the matter. “Good art defies
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MARBLE, Colorado — In a meeting that was part inspiration and part reality check, more than 30 sculptors, quarrymen and community leaders gathered at the Redstone Inn Wednesday night. Their goal? To start determining the costs, schedule and infrastructure needed to carve the marble block that will replace the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington
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KALAMAZOO — Two of Western Michigan University’s most popular and celebrated musicians, violinist Renata Artman Knific and pianist Lori Sims, will perform together in a Faculty Artist Series recital Friday, Jan. 24, beginning at 8:15 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Tickets for the Knific-Sims duet recital, which will include sonatas by William Bolcom,
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As a kid, Mariusz Kwiecien says, he hated opera. Not anymore. The 30-year-old Polish baritone is one of the hottest young singers on the international opera scene, performing in the major opera houses of the world – The Metropolitan in New York, La Scala in Milan, Paris, Vienna, Sao Paulo, San Francisco. Throw a dart
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