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Victoria Mushkatkol in Review
Victoria Mushkatkol, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall December 2, 2010 Presented by the Vladimir Nielsen Foundation. Born and trained in Russia, pianist Victoria Mushkatkol graduated with highest honors from St. Petersburg Conservatory, where she was a protégé of the eminent teacher Vladimir Nielsen; now living in New York, she honored him by founding…
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Seunghee Lee in Review
Seunghee Lee, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. December 1, 2010 Many pianists enjoy describing their programs and repertoires as “eclectic” lately, and, though the word is a bit overused, a recent recital program by pianist Seunghee Lee deserves that description. In a highly interesting mix of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Robert Muczynski,…
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Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Review
Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Review Christian Tetzlaff, Violinist and Leader Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 28, 2010 Christian Tetzlaff is a brilliant violinist with a scholarly mind and a passionate heart. His repertoire ranges from the baroque to the present, and he is equally at home in recitals, concertos and chamber music. In…
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András Schiff & The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio in Review
András Schiff, piano Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 26, 2010 The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Joseph Kalichstein, piano, Jaimie Laredo, violin, Sharon Robinson, cello Michael Tree, viola, Anthony McGill, clarinet Kaufman Auditorium, 92nd Street Y October 28, 2010 The 200th birthdays of Robert Schumann and Fredéric Chopin are being celebrated this year in performances all…
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Mahler #5 Symphonies 1&4 in Review
Mahler #5 Symphonies 1&4 in Review Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, cond. Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 24, 2010 [Mahler was an inveterate reviser; he subjected many of his works to years of sporadic major and minor emendations, sometimes beyond their premieres. The First and Fourth symphonies are extreme examples of this obsessive self-criticism;…
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Orion String Quartet in Review
Orion String Quartet in Review Mannes College of Music; New York, NY October 22, 2010 November 11, 2010 The Orion String Quartet (Daniel and Todd Phillips, alternating violins, Steven Tenenbom, viola, Timothy Eddy, cello), opened its annual concert series at the Mannes College of Music, where it is in residence, with a performance of “The…
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Opus Two in Review
Opus Two in Review Leonard Bernstein: From Concert Hall to Broadway William Terwilliger, violin Andrew Cooperstock, piano Le Poisson Rouge; New York, NY November 23, 2010 Leonard Bernstein, who passed away 20 years ago, would have been pleased with this program, as it exhibits some of his less familiar, serious music alongside…
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Lukáš Vondráček in Review
Lukáš Vondráček, piano Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. November 22, 2010 2010 Winner of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček gave an exciting recital that bodes well for a bright future in music. He is hardly a newcomer, for though in his mid-twenties, he has (according to …