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Britten’s “The Prodigal Son” in Review
Claudia Dumschat, Music Director Richard Olson, Stage Director David Neer, Peter Ludwig, Reid Pierre Delahunt Christopher Preston Thompson, solo voices Betty Howe, Dramaturg/Stage Manager The Church of the Transfiguration, New York, NY March 9, 2012 Composed in 1967/68, Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera “The Prodigal Son” is subtitled “A Parable for Church Performance.” And The Church…
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Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, Boston and St. Louis Symphonies in Review
Four Renowned Orchestras Come to Carnegie within Two Week Span Carnegie Hall; Stern Auditorium February 23-March 10, 2012 After a relatively quiet January and early February, a slew of renowned orchestras invaded Carnegie Hall in what seemed like a new orchestral movement. Curiously enough, they weren’t all moving together or feeling the music with unity.…
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Young-Ah Tak, Pianist in Review
Young-Ah Tak, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall March 8, 2012 There was a buzz in the air preceding this concert. Was this just an excited audience of friends and colleagues, or was there something about the pianist I didn’t know? My curiosity was peaked. And just a few moments into Young-Ah Tak’s New…
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Flury-Prinz Duo in Review
Dieter Flury, flute Maria Prinz, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall March 5, 2012 In a concert sponsored by MidAmerica Productions, the Vienna Philharmonic’s Principal Flutist, Dieter Flury, was paired up with Bulgarian pianist Maria Prinz. It was a program dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of Debussy’s birth, and it contained two…
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Reflections of Life (DCINY), in Review
DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK: DCINY REFLECTIONS OF LIFE: Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International in Music of James Eakin III and Greg Gilpin Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 20, 2012 Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) has a gift for drawing large numbers of performers…
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The Flury-Prinz Duo
The Flury-Prinz Duo brings together two of the finest soloists in Europe. As Duo partners, Vienna Philharmonic principal flutist, Dieter Flury, and acclaimed piano soloist, Maria Prinz, have been praised by the press as “deeply expressive” and “complete masters of their instruments.” The Duo’s 2011-12 season includes a tour of New Zealand and Australia featuring…
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Katelyn Tran, Pianist in Review
Katelyn Tran, piano New York Piano Academy: West End Presbyterian Church, New York, N.Y. January 25, 2012 Still a high school student only 17 years old, Katelyn Tran has an arsenal of piano technique and repertoire that would make many twenty-something conservatory pianists envious. Well taught for seven years by distinguished composer-pianist…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York
DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK: DCINY THE MUSIC OF KARL JENKINS Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall January 16, 2012 A full house greeted the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director, on Martin Luther King Day. The opening work of the program was Jenkins’ “The Wooing of Etain” in its United States premiere. The…
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Ang Li, Pianist in Review
Ang Li, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall December 18, 2011 The recent New York recital of Chinese-Canadian pianist Ang Li was billed both as her Weill Recital Hall debut and as a Franz Liszt 200th birthday year celebration entitled “Years of Pilgrimage.” Referring to the masterful suites of Liszt’s, “Années de Pèlerinage,” the…