What do you suppose classical musicians listen to when they’re relaxing at home? For pianist Natasha Paremski, 33, the answer is: Pretty much anything but classical...
After stepping away from the podium for much of the holiday season, music director Michael Francis is back in action, conducting The Florida Orchestra – in...
We’re asking thought leaders, business people and creatives to talk about 2021, and give us catalyzing ideas for making St. Pete a better place to live...
The Florida Orchestra’s concertmaster, violinist Jeffrey Multer, has curated a trio of Mahaffey Theater concerts this weekend that will focus squarely on strings. It’s a holiday...
The Florida Orchestra is back, and no one is happier than Michael Francis. The organization’s musical director, conductor and public face took a moment out of...
The Florida’s Orchestra’s music director Michael Francis has been in Germany for the past couple of months, conducting his “other group,” the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Performances...
If Tuesday night had you seeing red, don’t worry – it wasn’t your imagination. All across the country, including in the Tampa Bay area, more...
VINTAGE ST. PETE is a series focused on our city’s illustrious (and occasionally notorious) past. Many of these features have appeared in the Catalyst over the...
Settling into a hard chair in the center of the Mahaffey Theater’s barren stage, Todd Beatty peers into the auditorium, past the mute, uniform rows of...
Daniel Black, who became the Florida Orchestra’s officially-titled Assistant Conductor a year ago August, has baton duties for this weekend’s TFO Holiday Pops concerts. This is...