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Solomon Mikowsky Dedication Concert in Review
Solomon Mikowsky Dedication Concert in Review Solomon Gadles Mikowsky Recital Hall, New York, NY Manhattan School of Music October 3, 2010 “Turnabout is fair play”, the saying goes. Frequently, an institution will pay homage to a great and distinguished member of its faculty. But this time, Solomon Mikowsky – who has certainly earned a tribute…
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The Gemini Piano Trio in Review
The Gemini Piano Trio Hsiu-Hui Wang, piano, Sheng-Tsung Wang, violin, Benjamin Myers, cello Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY October 16, 2010 This group is a true family affair: the pianist is the sister of the violinist and the wife of the cellist. No wonder they have achieved such a high level…
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The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony in Review
The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony in Review David Bernard, conductor Pedro Diaz, oboe Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”) Cimarosa/Benjamin Oboe Concerto Copland “Appalachian Spring” Suite All Saints Church; New York, NY October 17, 2010 David Bernard has a very impressive memory, as he conducted the entire program—including the concerto and a fairly difficult Copland work—without…
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Tureck International Bach Competition for Young Pianists: Winners’ Gala Concert
2nd Tureck International Bach Competition for Young Pianists: Winners’ Gala Concert The Rose Studio at Lincoln Center, New York, NY October 11, 2010 The legacy of Rosalyn Tureck is alive and well, not only through her treasured recordings, but through sustained efforts of devoted students, notably those of Golda Vainberg-Tatz, director of the Tureck…
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Sahan Arzruni, Pianist in Review
Sahan Arzruni, Pianist in Review With Cihat Askin, violinist Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 7, 2010 In a most unusual presentation of music from the Middle East—specifically that of Turkey and Armenia—pianist Sahan Arzruni performed admirably for a full-house crowd at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. The concert was presented by the Turkish…
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Fourtissimo: Soyeon Lee, Ran Dank, Roman Rabinovich, and Vassilis Varvaresos in Review
Fourtissimo: Soyeon Lee, Ran Dank, Roman Rabinovich, and Vassilis Varvaresos, pianos Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall: New York, NY October 8, 2010 Rarely has the literature for multiple pianos attracted four such exceptionally fine piano soloists as have come together in the dynamic new group Fourtissimo. Having noted the “immense talent” of Young Concert…
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Mahler Symphony No. 6 – New York Philharmonic Review
New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert, conductor Avery Fisher Hall, New Yrok, NY October 1, 2010 In 2009, the New York Philharmonic, America’s oldest orchestra, departed from its longtime tradition of engaging venerable European Music Directors, and appointed 42-year-old Alan Gilbert, the first native New Yorker to hold the post. Though he had established himself in…
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Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, Joshua Bell and the New York Philharmonic in Review
New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert, conductor Joshua Bell, violin Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY October 6, 2010 Alan Gilbert, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, started the new season with two contrasting works, one familiar, one unfamiliar: Richard Strauss’ lush, exuberant “Don Juan” and Hindemith’s glittering, humorous “Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber.”…
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led by Gustavo Dudamel with featured artists Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium; New York, NY October 3, 2010 For the Vienna Philharmonic’s last two concerts, the young Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel took over from the veteran Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and a greater contrast can hardly be imagined. Even the seating of the string sections was…
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Carnegie Hall, New York, NY September 30, 2010 If the Orchestra’s first program was distinctly conventional, the second program was distinctly unusual: Bedrich Smetana’s six-part tone poem “Ma Vlást” (My Homeland). Though rarely performed in its entirety, the second movement, “Vltava” (The Moldau), is often played separately and has…