In my effusive praising of Bianca Rossini’s 2023 contemporary pop meets Brazilian masterwork Apaixonada , I made note that the...

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Rooted in their long-term academia-based friendship at USC’s Thornton School of Music and the camaraderie they’ve developed since their...

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A principal performer of the National Symphony Orchestra, emerging piano virtuoso Argentina Durán’s gloriously and sensitively performed,...