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Sebastyen Nyirö, piano
CD Review: New York Concert Review Sebastyen Nyirö, piano Bach’s Aria with Thirty Variations (Goldberg) April, 2010 This unusual and, ultimately, compelling new recording of Bach’s transcendental Aria Mit Verschiedenen Verandergungen introduces us yet to another outstanding Hungarian pianist, Sebastyen NyirÖ, who was born in 1979. This may well be the broadest and longest performance…
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Junior Chamber Music
Junior Chamber Music Presented by Distinguished Concerts International -New York, DCINY Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY April 11, 2010 From the west side of the United States to the west side of Manhattan, an impressive bunch of students from southern California, all part of an organization called Junior Chamber Music –founded…
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The Madison String Quartet
The Madison String Quartet Musica de Camara Museum of the City of New York, NY April 11, 2010 Founded and directed by Eva de La O, Musica de Camara has been presenting Hispanic musicians for 30 years in concert halls, community centers, churches, libraries and museums—often for audiences with little access to classical music. One…
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Mana Takuno, piano
Mana Takuno, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY April 10, 2010 Mana Takuno’s excellent performance of an early, rarely heard 1901 work by George Enescu, his Suite No.2 in D Major, Op. 10, delighted me at a May 8, 2008 concert—(see review in Volume 15, No.3 of this journal) , and…
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Temple University Symphony Orchestra
Temple University Symphony Orchestra Louis Biava, conductor; Terell Stafford, trumpet Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY April 9, 2010 This concert “celebrated the American creative spirit” by combining photography and music. The program featured the “three B’s” American style – Barber, Bernstein, and Brubeck (Dave and his son Chris) – and included two New York…
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Peter Fletcher, guitar
Peter Fletcher, guitar Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 27, 2010 Peter Fletcher’s loyal followers at Weill Recital Hall were treated to a program of classical guitar music that ran the gamut from Paduana, by Baroque lute music pioneer Esaias Reusner, to the haunting and ethereal Prelude and Ritual from David…
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International Junior Music Competition
International Junior Music Competition Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 27, 2010 A Gala program featuring the winners of the International Junior Music Competition began with Sarasate’s Introduction and Tarantella performed by the young Kanon Kobayashi. Only around ten years old, she plays with great intonation, a robust sound, and a…
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Traditional and Classical Music of Kazakhstan
Traditional and Classical Music of Kazakhstan Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 27, 2010 An important concert at Weill Recital Hall fascinatingly revealed some history and updates of Kazakhstan’s instruments, composers and current musicians. And the chronology was presented handsomely, with exploration of the traditional qobyz instrument and Kazakhstan folk music.…
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The Chihara Trio
The Chihara Trio Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 25, 2010 The Chihara Trio, formed in 2009 and comprised of Penn State School of Music faculty members Anthony J. Costa on clarinet, violist Timothy Deighton and pianist Enrico Elisi, performed a diverse array of works that were sometimes interrelated in subtle,…