NYC's Time Spans festival closes with rhythms from the north

By Kurt Gottschalk, 26 August 2019

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Reviewed at DiMenna Center for Classical Music: Mary Flagler Cary Hall, New York City on 21 August 2019

Vivier, Pulau Dewata

Bouliane, Rythmes et échos des rivages anticostiens (US premiere)

Oesterle, Carrousel

Smith, Knotted Silk (US premiere)

Korndorf, Music for Owen Underhill and his Magnificent Eight (US premiere)

Yarn/Wire

Talea Ensemble

Lorraine Vaillancourt, Conductor

Talea Ensemble casts Berio’s Sequenze against recent works

Kurt Gottschalk, 9th December

The second of Talea’s belated Berio birthday concerts includes strong performances of the Sequenze for flute and viola in the wake of a last-minute shuffle.

****1

Lucas and Arthur Jussen: a virtuoso pairing at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 17th May

Lucas and Arthur Jussen make more than a guest appearance in a dazzling performance with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

****1

Edward Gardner makes a distinctive debut at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 17th May

Edward Gardner’s Pittsburgh Symphony debut brings freshness and intensity to Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, alongside a sparkling tribute to Michael Tilson Thomas.

****1

Ensemble 360 illuminates the gathering darkness in Sheffield

Phil Parker, 17th May

Nightfall in Sheffield General Cemetery provides the perfect atmospheric backdrop for Ensemble 360’s exploration of chamber music by Mozart, Weber and Korngold.

****1

Brighton Philharmonic play their socks off at the Brighton Festival

Nick Boston, 17th May

Joanna MacGregor and the BPO pull off an excellent performance of Shostakovich's Tenth, alongside William Kentridge's evocative film, Oh to Believe in Another World.

****1

Philadelphia Orchestra debuts Tyshawn Sorey's static Piano Concerto

Cameron Kelsall, 15th May

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the premiere of For Marilyn Crispell alongside the 1873 version of Bruckner's "Wagner Symphony", the Third.

***11

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.