Reviews

By Scott Cantrell | Dallas Morning News “One of the happiest parts of a music critic’s job is reporting the improvement of an artist or ensemble. The dramatic growth in assurance and [...]

By Scott Cantrell | Dallas Morning News Photo: Conductor Richard McKay (left) directs the audience’s applause towards violinist Simon Gollo during the season-opening concert by the Dallas [...]

By Scott Cantrell | Dallas Morning News It’s good to report that the last concert of the [Dallas Chamber Symphony’s] 2018-19 season was genuinely enjoyable… Erich Wolfgang [...]

By Wayne Lee Gay | Theater Jones The Dallas Chamber Symphony and conductor Richard McKay scored three big wins on March 23 at Moody Performance Hall, with a program featuring an impressive and [...]

By Wayne Lee Gay | Theater Jones Three well-chosen 20th-century works made for a fascinating concert by the Dallas Chamber Symphony and conductor Richard McKay Tuesday night at Moody Performance [...]

By Bianca R. Montes | Park Cities People The 90-minute concert began with Howard Hanson’s Fantasy Variations on A Theme of Youth. The piece is the opening theme to Hanson’s early (1917) Concerto [...]

By Wayne Lee Gay | Texas Classical Review Tuesday night at Moody Performance Hall, the Dallas Chamber Symphony led by conductor Richard McKay, produced a succinct and impressive tribute to some [...]

By Cheryl Callon | Theater Jones Texas Ballet Theater’s spring announcement of its 56th season opener Beauty and the Beast came at an opportune time. Pop culture was still smitten with the [...]

By Scott Cantrell |  The Dallas Morning News Opened in 2012, the 750-seat acoustically adjustable Dallas City Performance Hall virtually begged for the chamber orchestra series the city had [...]

By Wayne Lee Gay | Theater Jones A string of appealing miniatures led up to one of the monuments of the string orchestra repertoire Tuesday night at Dallas City Performance Hall in the second [...]