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I-Bei Lin CD in review
I-Bei Lin, cello; Jonathan Korth, piano Mae Zenke Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI April 18, 2011 Cellist I-Bei Lin has an impressive performance history, having given recitals throughout the world, including New Zealand, Thailand, Taiwan, much of Europe, and the United States. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Eastman…
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Hyojung Huh CD in Review
Hyojung Huh, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. March 13, 2013 Korean pianist Hyojung Huh gave a debut in New York this Spring that introduced not only herself as a performer, but also, in the second half, the ten-movement, forty-five-minute Chorale Fantasy of contemporary Korean composer, Shinuh Lee,…
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The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Review
THE FOURTEENTH VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION:Bass Hall, Fort Worth, Texas May 24-June 8, 2013 In the spirit of Independence Day, as Americans turn thoughts towards some of the great sources of American pride and achievement, it is hard in the piano world to find a better, more obvious source of pride in…
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Yumi Suehiro, Pianist in Review
Yumi Suehiro, piano “Chromatic Journey” Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY June 15, 2013 In a recital entitled “Chromatic Journey,” pianist Yumi Suehiro presented a program that was challenging to both performer and listener. It featured Scriabin’s White Mass Sonata, Ligeti’s Autumn in Warsaw Etude, and the New York premiere of Football in…
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Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition for Young Pianists in Review
3rd Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition for Young Pianists: Gala Winners Concert New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York, N.Y. June 9, 2013 Music competitions, amid all the flak they receive, offer some undeniable boosts to young performers needing experience and exposure; beyond that, though, they expand musical audiences…
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Wael Farouk, pianist in Review
Wael Farouk, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. June 1, 2012 Just a year ago, I had the pleasure of hearing (and reviewing) Wael Farouk in one of the best renditions of the Rachmaninoff Third Concerto I’d ever heard, and I could hardly wait to hear him again. The focus…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents: Requiems for the Brave in Review
Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents: Requiems for the Brave Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Distinguished Concerts Singers International Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Principal Conductor; Mark Hayes, Composer/Conductor Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center; New York, NY May 27, 2013 On Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presented a concert entitled…
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New York Concert Artists and Associates: Evenings of Piano Concerti, Season V in Review
New York Concert Artists and Associates: Evenings of Piano Concerti, Season V Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, New York, N.Y. May 24, 2013 New York Concert Artists and Associates continued its fifth season of concerto evenings with four staples of the piano concerto repertoire – the Schumann Concerto, the Saint-Saëns No. 2, and the 3rd…
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Hee-Youn Choue in Review
Hee-Youn Choue, piano Merkin Concert Hall, New York, N.Y. May 21, 2013 As a seven-year music reviewer in New York, I’ve become so spoiled by the bounty of pianistic offerings in the various concert halls that occasionally it is an interesting test to ask myself, “what will I remember of this evening ten years…
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Sergei Kvitko in Review
Sergei Kvitko, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. May 23, 2013 Sergei Kvitko, pianist The solo piano debut of Sergei Kvitko at Weill Hall was a heartwarming occasion – even a love-fest – for many reasons that became clear throughout the evening. As a bit of background, the Russian-born…