Music/Theater

Everything’s Coming Up Roses in Classic Shakespeare Comedy; McCarter’s “12th Night” Blossoms With Music, Spectacle, Romance

Donald Gilpin

Top Ten Reasons why you should see Rebecca Taichman’s production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, currently at McCarter’s Matthews Theatre:

Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster Kim Electrifies Audience With Tchaikovsky Concerto

Nancy Plum

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra looked to Boston for the guest conductor of the ensemble’s concert this past weekend; Julian Kuerti has been assistant conductor to Boston Symphony’s James Levine since February 2007. For Sunday afternoon’s performance in Richardson Auditorium, Mr. Kuerti borrowed from another Big 5 orchestra in selecting a soloist for the key work on the Russian/Eastern European program, bringing in violinist David Kim to thrill the audience with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major.