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Violins and virtuosos
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Violins and virtuosos

Saint-Saëns wrote the piece for a virtuoso. The composer’s “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso,” performed by junior Tova Forman in last month’s Concerto/Aria Competition, was meant to test the limits of both instrument and musician. Fingers fly across the strings, stunning the audience with swift, intricate bow strokes and dramatic shifts between fiery enthusiasm and tender...

Stopping the clock one photo at a time
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Stopping the clock one photo at a time

In the quiet moments of a hectic wedding day, a soon-to-be-couple clasps hands in a church courtyard. They pray together. The groom is crying. Behind a camera, a girl snaps photos to remind them of this moment again and again. Only a high-school student, this young woman is quietly directing the show as if she’s...