From “Blewu” to Bolero: Yo-Yo Ma and Kidjo Bridge Worlds Yo-Yo Ma’s charisma, joy, and childlike wonder never fail to delight. On this cooling summer night, August 28, at the Hollywood Bowl, I was reminded again why Ma remains such an extraordinary ambassador of music. Joined by Angélique Kidjo on vocals, Thierry Vaton on piano, […] The post Concert Review: SARABANDE AFRICAINE (Angélique Kidjo & Yo-Yo Ma at The Hollywood Bowl) appeared first on Stage and Cinema.| Stage and Cinema
THE DEVIL’S IN THE FINGERS: TRIFONOV TAKES FLIGHT AT A THUNDEROUS TANGLEWOOD OPENING Conductor Andris Nelson led the Boston Symphony Orchestra at last night’s opening of its 2025 Tanglewood concerts season with an all-Rachmaninoff program. The piano soloist was Daniil Trifonov (dan-EEL TREE-fon-ov), who Stage and Cinema hailed as the “Big Thing of the piano world” […]| Stage and Cinema