Musicians of Myriad Gifts in Metropolitan Museum Debut

By Renee Barrick, 16 November 2010

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Reviewed at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, New York City on 13 November 2010

Rachmaninov, Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19

Rachmaninov, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43

Rachmaninov, Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

Prokofiev, Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op.119

Gabriela Montero, Piano

Gautier Capuçon, Cello

A night on the tiles in Chelsea for the Prague Symphony Orchestra

Christopher Woodley, 12th February

Glorious performances of Dvořák and Prokofiev are enriched by a sumptuous improvisation by pianist Gabriela Montero.

****1

From Tchaikovsky to Weinberg with Montero and Gražinytė-Tyla

Alissa Balocco, 11th May

The pianist enchants with her Tchaikovsky, while the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia tackles an unfamiliar Weinberg symphony.

***11

Gabriela Montero captivates with her unique Tchaikovsky

Robert Gainer, 11th May

With two very well-known pieces, could Gabriela Montero, Gražintyė-Tyla and the CBSO find ways of keeping them interesting? The answer was a resounding ‘Yes’.

*****

From Russia without Love: Gabriela Montero at King's Place

Roy Westbrook, 8th October

“I have no idea what will happen," Montero admitted as she launched into an improvised performance to accompany Charlie Chaplin's film, The Immigrant.

***11

Pianists in different constellations at the Martha Argerich Festival

Edward Sava-Segal, 27th June

Lilya Zilberstein, Gabriela Montero and Martha Argerich were just three of the pianists in this celebration of the piano in Hamburg.

****1

Outstanding concert by Montero, Martín and the RTÉ NSO

Andrew Larkin, 14th February

New chief conductor Jaime Martín proved to be on fire getting the best from the RTÉ NSO in tonight's works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven, while Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero delights with her musicianship and improvisation.

*****

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Renee Barrick

Renee lives in Philadelphia and was in charge of concert programming for the historical musical instruments collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for many years. She is also an organist and choral conductor, and loves great music of all kinds.