recital

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There are scenes of Jewish holidays, birthdays, a bat mitzvah, a student recital and a medical scare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

But what was once known as the Lieder recital — the German title for songs in a genre once dominated by Schubert, Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss — has approached its sell-by date.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

But Forté was actually “an inquisitive 8-year-old who played the violin in a youth orchestra and even had a recital at the vaunted Brooklyn Academy of Music,” according to GQ.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Friday night's recital had just begun when the orchestra was forced to stop playing for more than 10 minutes due to the demonstration.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

The youngest—the six- and seven-year-olds—were exempt from the recital.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead