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A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lawrence Budmen is a former cellist and teacher. He has attended hundreds of concerts, operas and dance performances around the globe.
As a freelance writer and music consultant, he has written reviews for numerous publications including the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, South Florida Entertainment News & Views, Miami Herald, Coral Gables Gazette and American Record Guide, and was Florida correspondent for Music & Vision between 2003 and 2011.
He has also been program annotator for several concert series including Sunday Afternoons of Music, Miami International Piano Festival, Symphony of the Americas and the Boca Raton Symphonia.
The Cleveland Orchestra begins its annual South Florida residency
Two concerts by the Symphony of the Americas
Brahms, Beethoven, Kreisler and Elgar from Chee-Yun, Sebrina Maria Alfonso and the South Florida Symphony Orchestra
Seraphic Fire's Rachmaninov Vespers
Lawrence Budmen sends his final report from the 2010 Tanglewood Festival
Lawrence Budmen submits a further report from the Tanglewood Festival 2010
The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood
Pieter Wispelwey's Bach cello suites at Tanglewood impress Lawrence Budmen
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ingrid Fliter and the Cleveland Orchestra
Renée Fleming and the Russian National Orchestra at the Festival of the Arts Boca 2010
Sol Gabetta joins Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Budmen listens to French conductor Ludovic Morlot, in concert with Jennifer Koh and the New World Symphony
Lawrence Budmen listens to the Cleveland Orchestra
A 'Salute to Vienna' concert
Lawrence Budmen listens to Measha Brueggergosman and the New World Symphony
Pinchas Zukerman conducts the Israel Philharmonic
James Judd conducts Handel's 'Messiah'
A Symphony of the Americas concert
Lawrence Budmen reports from the New World Symphony's new season
Lawrence Budmen sends a second report from this summer's Tanglewood Festival
Lawrence Budmen reports from Tanglewood 2009
Lawrence Budmen listens to the Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra
Lawrence Budmen reports from the 2009 Miami International Piano Festival
New World Symphony, the American orchestral academy, ends its season with an all-Tchaikovsky programme
Joshua Habermann conducts the Master Chorale of South Florida
Lawrence Budmen listens to the Chameleon Musicians
Beethoven from Louis Lortie, Kurt Masur and the Cleveland Orchestra
Mendelssohn, Ravel, Larsen and Tchaikovsky in South Florida
The Cleveland Orchestra in Miami
Joshua Bell joins Vladimir Ashkenazy and the New World Symphony for music by Saint-Saëns and Mahler
The first night of Palm Beach Opera's revival of Bellini's 'Norma' provides a night to remember for Lawrence Budmen
Vadim Gluzman on stage with the Boca Raton Symphonia
Mendelssohn's 'Elijah'
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra in Florida
Sierra, Ginastera and Rachmaninov conducted by Alasdair Neale
Another report from this summer's Tanglewood Festival
Beethoven performances at Tanglewood
The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Farewell American performances by the Beaux Arts Trio and an Amernet String Quartet recital
Lawrence Budmen visits the 2008 Sarasota Music Festival
Lawrence Budmen's second report from The Berkshires
Lawrence Budmen returns to Tanglewood to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra
A report from the Sarasota Music Festival 2007
The sounds of summer in the Berkshires
A concert by the Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Vaughan Williams's 'Dona Nobis Pacem' in Florida
Mei-Ting Sun and the Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Roberto Abbado strikes fire with the New World Symphony, and Lawrence Budmen was there
An unforgettable première of Monteverdi's Vespers
Transfigured Night for the New World Symphony
Russian artists bring soul to Shostokovich
Polina Osetinskaya displays fiery command in Beethoven and Liszt
Lawrence Budmen was at the Miami International Piano Festival
Cheers for a riveting Canadian dance company at Jacob's Pillow and more music from Tanglewood
Alsop triumphs at Tanglewood
A conversation with Paavo Järvi, and a review of his Miami concert in April
New World Symphony alumni return to Miami Beach for a special concert
Jobim Sinfônico pays tribute to Brazil's musical genius
Gounod's 'Faust' at Palm Beach Opera
A concert by the Renaissance Chamber Orchestra
Hindemith and Mahler played by members of the New World Symphony
Lawrence Budmen reviews clarinettist Alexander Fiterstein's concert with the American String Quartet
Bellini's 'I Puritani' in Florida
A recital by Adam Neiman
A powerful, deeply moving performance of Viktor Ullmann's 'The Emperor of Atlantis'
A recital by young Russian pianist Denis Burstein
Julia Fischer plays Sibelius
A varied programme from a new chamber orchestra makes a strong impression on Lawrence Budmen
The Amernet String Quartet at the Florida International University Music Festival
Aaron Rosand plays Beethoven
Claudio Bohorquez plays Dvorák
Christian Tetzlaff plays Brahms
Round midnight at Festival Miami 2004
Elgar's Cello Concerto enlivens an ambitious Festival Miami concert
Scott Yoo conducts music by Shostakovich, Christopher Theofanidis and Schubert
An incomparable recital by Casals competition winner Claudio Bohorquez
The Czech Moravian Virtuosi Orchestra sparkles in novelties from Europe
Pianist Stewart Goodyear plays an uneven program
Exhilarating music making at Tanglewood
Lawrence Budmen listens to Richard Stoltzman in a crossover programme
An eloquent Schumann Trio tops the Sarasota Festival
Lawrence Budmen enjoyed the Seventh Miami International Piano Festival Discovery Series
A valedictory performance by the Miami String Quartet
Lawrence Budmen listens to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra play Slavic music
A dazzling arrangement of 'Bolero' for two pianos
Lawrence Budmen is impressed by Ukrainian violinist Vadim Gluzman
Lawrence Budmen is impressed by Zdenek Macal and the New World Symphony
The Netherlands Bach Society at Florida's Tropical Baroque Festival
Lawrence Budmen is impressed by Canadian/Armenian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian
Lawrence Budmen listens to Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa
Scintillating sounds at the Third Annual Women Composers Concert
Lawrence Budmen experiences 'Dialogues des carmélites' at Palm Beach Opera
Lawrence Budmen listens to the Artemis Quartet
Lawrence Budmen listens to the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin playing Brahms, Mozart and Beethoven
Lawrence Budmen listens to French pianist Hélène Grimaud with the Russian National Orchestra
Lawrence Budmen attends a concert performance of Bellini's 'Norma'
Lawrence Budmen toasts the New Year in the company of the Strauss Symphony of America
Lawrence Budmen listens to Yefim Bronfman and the American String Quartet
Misha Dacic plays Rachmaninoff with soul
Festival Miami celebrates Ned Rorem's eightieth birthday, and Lawrence Budmen was impressed
Lawrence Budmen is impressed by Alasdair Neale and the New World Symphony
Lawrence Budmen appreciates the playing of Richard Goode
Bennett Lerner plays works by composers deserving more recognition, and Lawrence Budmen is impressed
Tenor Andrew Richards scores in American music
Rare Hungarian music
Lawrence Budmen visits the Sarasota Music Festival
Gifted artists at the International Piano Festival
Lawrence Budmen reviews Tilson Thomas performances in Miami