A Radiant Metamorphosis for Madame Butterfly by Linda Holt

 Review of Opera Philadelphia's inclusive  Madame Butterfly, April 28, 2024, published in Broad Street Review: https://www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/opera-philadelphia-presents-…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 11:34am on May 2, 2024[SHARE]

Marian Anderson Hall: A Well-Deserved Tribute, Long Overdue by Linda Holt

Philadelphia-born singer Marian Anderson is being honored as she deserved with the rededication of  Verizon Hall in her name in June 2024. The announcement was made in the hall's home in …

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 1:08pm on February 29, 2024[SHARE]

Yannick & Philadelphia Orchestra take bold but effective risks with Bruckner's Ninth by Linda Holt

Reprinted from ConcertoNet.com - Review by Linda Holt of Bruckner's Ninth with Te Deum as the final movement:  Philadelphia Verizon Hall05/05/2023 -  & May 6, 2023Anton Bruckner:Â…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 4:53pm on May 10, 2023[SHARE]

New opera, Champion: Too long but often lovely, says another champ boxer's child by Linda Holt

Champion, Terence Blanchard's new work at the Metropolitan Opera, has been getting a lot of press lately. It's the first opera about a boxer, with bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green in the lead…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 9:59am on April 30, 2023[SHARE]

Margaret Bonds, Sacred Music from the Heart by Linda Holt

 Here is a link to my review appearing today in ConcertoNet, the international classical network.  https://www.concertonet.com/scripts/cd.php?ID_cd=4974

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 10:25am on April 24, 2023[SHARE]

Two new Beethoven novels focus on composer's early years by Linda Holt

Invictus by L.L. Holt (Harvard Square Editions, 2019) was named a Finalist in the international Next Generation Indie Book Awards for 2021. Also known as the Indie Book Awards, the lit…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:23pm on March 21, 2023[SHARE]

Kairy Koshoeva's Piano Wizardry by Linda Holt

  Musician profile featured the Broad Street Review (Philadelphia) March 16, 2023, edition: http://bit.ly/42hWhSX Photo by E.G. Schempf

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:20pm on March 21, 2023[SHARE]

Bronfman Shines in Firsova U.S. Premiere by Linda Holt

 http://bit.ly/3Y5vqWP Review in Broad Street Review (Philadelphia, PA) March 2023.                              Å

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 7:21pm on March 7, 2023[SHARE]

I Hate to Write Negative Reviews. However... by Linda Holt

https://concertonet.com/scripts/cd.php?ID_cd=4941   Excruciatingly slow and oddly pointless. Can this still be Beethoven? Review in ConcertoNet.com

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 4:06pm on February 22, 2023[SHARE]

L.L. Holt in 2022 virtual interview on music, critics, bloopers, and fun by Linda Holt

 https://virtualvenue.feelitlive.com/fa8bac77-5d4b-445c-bcbc-d44f094bbc50 Here is a link to this lively, laugh-filled interview program conducted weekly on the Internet by Win Derman. Alt…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:54pm on November 4, 2022[SHARE]

Classical music takes a turn to the East with positive results by Linda Holt

I was privileged to discuss contemporary classical music in China for this new documentary produced by the Central Conservatory of Beijing. You may view the entire 30-minute documentary on Y…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:41pm on December 29, 2020[SHARE]

Link to newspaper article on Linda Holt's lifelong obsession with Beethoven by Linda Holt

 https://princetoninfo.com/celebrating-beethovens-birthday-with-a-regional-devotee/

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:17pm on December 29, 2020[SHARE]

Review of 3-minute 40-second Ode to Joy performance by Igor Levit by Linda Holt

12/15/20 Eve of Beethoven's 250th Birthday This was also published in ConcertoNet.com Igor Levit, the young German-Russian pianist, knows how to get to the heart of a matter. In 2016, he de…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:36pm on December 18, 2020[SHARE]

Review of Simone Dinnerstein's new album in ConcertoNet.org by Linda Holt

http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/cd.php?ID_cd=4595&fbclid=IwAR0A5KMcjna4hDWQYoQfbWs-XIJD6i7GuxLf86HMN9sq-1Rdr_5Jg6kmgro

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:02pm on September 29, 2020[SHARE]

Rabinovich and SCO: delightful classics at Lammermuir by Linda Holt

by Linda Holt Life is seeping back into the worldwide classical music community, and, to quote Fred Rogers, it's a "lovely day in your neighborhood" when musicians of the caliber of Roman Ra…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 6:36pm on September 19, 2020[SHARE]

Beethoven's 32 with LlÅ·r Williams by Linda Holt

Llyr Williams's Beethoven sonata cycle, one of the most extraordinary feats of musicianship in our still new century, had been scheduled at the Guadalajara, Mexico, music festival in 2020 as…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:17pm on June 27, 2020[SHARE]

The Sounds of Silence by Linda Holt

Listening to a lot of live music, YouTubes and streaming during the past few years has really sensitized me to the silence between movements in classical music. I rarely work with mp3s, but …

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 7:25pm on June 24, 2020[SHARE]

Beethoven the Philosopher by L. Holt distributed by Academia.edu by Linda Holt

Academia.edu distributed my article, "Beethoven the Philosopher," today to its international email list. It was featured in 2015 in the journal, Philosophy Pathways. https://philosophypathw…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:47pm on May 2, 2020[SHARE]

Beethoven under the stars - A kiss for all the world by Linda Holt

What has more than 8,000 feet, thrives on heat and humidity, and loves Beethoven's 9th? Why, it's the audience attending Yannick Nézet-Séguin's first gig at the Mann Center in Philadelphi…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 11:28am on June 26, 2019[SHARE]

Harvard Square article on Invictus book launch by Linda Holt

Here is a link to a fabulous article on the launch of L.L. Holt's Invictus in June 2019: https://litvote.com/invictus-launch/

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 10:32am on June 26, 2019[SHARE]

Romeo & Juliet & Tristan & Isolde by Linda Holt

by Linda Holt I had the great pleasure (April 5, 2019) of hearing the entire Romeo and Juliet ballet of Sergei Prokofiev, in a revelatory performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Y…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 7:25pm on April 7, 2019[SHARE]

The Black Spaniard is now available at Amazon by Linda Holt

Unsolicited Press, an edgy publisher on the West Coast, is releasing The Black Spaniard on Nov. 17 in time for the winter holidays AND Beethoven's birthday (Dec. 16, give or take a day). Rea…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 8:31pm on November 16, 2016[SHARE]

Midori and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Louis Langree by Linda Holt

My review of the November 5, 6, and 7, 2016, concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra with Louis Langree, music director of the Cincinnati Orchestra. Guest soloist Midori joined the Orchestra f…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 7:05pm on November 10, 2016[SHARE]

Audiences - As highly valued as artists! by Linda Holt

Be revolutionary: Support artists, writers, craftspeople, and photographers in your actual and virtual neighborhoods this holiday season. "The Black Spaniard" by L.L.Holt is now available f…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:25pm on October 26, 2016[SHARE]

Yuja Wang glistens, but Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique enthralls: Philadelphia Orchestra September 2016 by Linda Holt

Move over, Lang Lang, there's a new sensation in the world of classical-music-as-spectacle, and she springs onto the concert stage in a backless, silver-sequinned mini-dress and five-inch st…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 8:34pm on October 9, 2016[SHARE]