Ellen Reid premiere and Renée Fleming steal the show from Bruckner 4

Von David Wolfson, 22 Februar 2020

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“fragments of melody emerge from and retreat into nightmarish, lonely landscapes”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City, am 21 Februar 2020

Reid, When the World As You’ve Know It Doesn’t Exist (World premiere)

Hillborg, Strand Settings: Dark Harbor XXXV

Hillborg, Strand Settings: Dark Harbor XI

Björk, Virus

Björk, All is Full of Love

Bruckner, Symphonie Nr. 4 in Es-Dur "Romantische", WAB104

Renée Fleming, Sopran

New York Philharmonic

Jaap van Zweden, Musikalische Leitung

Eliza Bagg, Sopran

Martha Cluver, Sopran

Estelí Gomez, Sopran

Yo-Yo Ma spielt Salonen in Hamburg

Zenaida des Aubris, 3rd April

Die Hamburger Elbphilharmonie beheimatet die deutsche Erstaufführung des Cellokonzerts von Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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Fragiles Spiel in New York

Stefan Pillhofer, 7th April

Die New Yorker David Geffen Hall ist ein imposanter Bau und beheimatet das New York Philharmonic Orchestra, welches an diesem Abend nicht nur Stärken zeigte.

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Elim Chan takes the New York Philharmonic to the ball

Susan Stempleski, 27th May

The Hong Kong-born conductor conducts a masterful performance of selections from Prokofiev’s Cinderella and Philharmonic Principal Carter Brey bids farewell in Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto.

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Memorable Mendelssohn from Marek Janowski and the New York Phil

Susan Stempleski, 21st May

Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin plays Haydn before the esteemed German maestro conducts a vibrant Scottish Symphony.

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Barbara Hannigan makes a powerful connection in La Voix humaine

Thomas May, 23rd April

The Canadian soprano and conductor fuses live performance and video in a taut, volatile account of Poulenc’s punch-packing monodrama with the New York Philharmonic, sharing the bill with Strauss’ valedictory Metamorphosen.

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A vocally perplexing economics assignment from David Lang

No’a L. bat Miri, 19th March

The New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel deliver the world premiere of Lang's The wealth of nations, inspired by Adam Smith's famous treatise.

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David Wolfson

David Wolfson holds a PhD in composition from Rutgers University, and has taught at Rutgers University, Montclair State University and Hunter College. He is enjoying an eclectic career, having composed opera, musical theatre, touring children’s musicals, and incidental music for plays; choral music, band music, orchestral music, chamber music, art songs, and music for solo piano; comedy songs, cabaret songs and one memorable score for an amusement park big-headed-costumed-character show. You can find more information here.