The Belgrade Philharmonic comes to Carnegie Hall.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Belgrade, capital of Serbia and former capital of Yugoslavia, is a city rebuilding itself after a decade of warfare. On Thursday night, the Belgrade Philharmonic (Beogradska filharmonija) an orchestra that was banned from international performance for ten years played Carnegie Hall. The concert was the final stop on its current North American tour, which is part of an effort to build a modern concert hall in Belgrade. Under music director Muhai Tang, the orchestra has renewed itself, and offered New Yorkers an enthusiastic program of Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Sibelius.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Baritone Željko Lučić and conductor Muhai Tang emote at Carnegie Hall. Photo courtesy the Belgrade Philharmonic. |
