Showing posts with label Rachmaninoff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rachmaninoff. Show all posts
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Concert Review: The Follies of Youth

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The Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. by  Paul J. Pelkonen Beatrice Rana onstage at Carnegie Hall with members of the Philadelph...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Concert Review: He's Happiest On the Bench

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Mikhail Pletnev returns with the Russian National Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Mikhail Pletnev (at piano) with members of the Russian...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

Concert Review: Rising in the East (but not too early)

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A morning matinée at the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen A man and a water tower: David Robertson returned to New York this ...
Monday, June 11, 2018

Concert Review: All Within Her Hands

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Kariné Poghosyan plays damned difficult stuff at Zankel Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Kariné Poghosyan in concert at Zankel Hall. Photo by ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Concert Review: The Toast of Two Cities

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The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Yannick Nézet-Séguin leading the Philadelphia Orchestra. Photo...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Concert Review: A Full Feast of Rare Birds

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Gianandrea Noseda leads the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen Because photos of conductors get boring, here's a set design...
Saturday, October 14, 2017

Concert Review: Earth-Shattering Kabooms

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P aavo Järvi conducts the New York Philharmonic . by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Paavo Järvii led the New York Philharmonic this ...
Friday, September 9, 2016

Opera Review: A Tale of Two Opera Companies

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The resuscitated City Opera offers a verismo double bill. by Paul J. Pelkonen That's show biz: Canio (Francesco Anile) menaces his...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Concert Review: "And it was bye-bye New Jersey..."

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Jacques Lacombe ends his tenure with the NJSO. by Paul J. Pelkonen It can be argued that the six year tenure of conductor Jacqu...
Saturday, May 21, 2016

Concert Review: And So His Watch is Winding Down

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James Levine, Evgeny Kissin and the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen James Levine in 2013, ensconced in his special ...
Saturday, May 7, 2016

Concert Review: Revenge of the Nerds

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Talk to the hands: Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada made ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Concert Review: The Mountain of Madness

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Daniil Trifonov closes out Rachmaninoff at the Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen The young gun: Daniil Trifonov is set to take over th...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Concert Review: Underdog Day Afternoon

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Week 2 of Rachmaninoff at the Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen The jaywalking virtuoso: Daniil Trifonov on his way to work. Photo © ...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Concert Review: Magic In His Fingers

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Daniil Trifonov opens the Philharmonic's Rachmaninoff festival. by Paul J. Pelkonen You gotta say yes to another excess: Daniil Tri...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Concert Review: The Prodigal and the Exile

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The BSO ends its epic stand at Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Prince Alexander (Nikolai Cherkasov) prepares for battle in a scene f...
Friday, May 15, 2015

Concert Review: Back on Track

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The Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Parler à la main: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Image © 2015 Fondation Jasmin...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

Concert Review: Once the Hammer Dropped

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David Zinman conducts the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen New York Philharmonic Artist in Residence Lisa Batiashvili. Photo ...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Concert Review: From Russia, With Flash

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Daniil Trifonov returns to the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen West Side story: The pianist Daniil Trifonov at play in New Y...
Friday, October 3, 2014

Concert Review: Dance Fever

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The Berlin Philharmonic plays Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky. by Paul J. Pelkonen Berlin Philharmonic music director Sir Simon Rattle. Ph...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Concert Review: The End is the Beginning

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Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Berlin Philharmonic open Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2014-15 Carnegie Hall Perspe...