A wild ride and weird vibes at Lincoln Center

Von Kurt Gottschalk, 17 April 2022

Laden, bitte warten...

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center, Rose Building: Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio, New York City, am 14 April 2022

Mumford, amid fleeting pockets of billowing radiance

Fisher, Kintsugi

Barlow, 1981 for Piano, Violin, and Cello

Mumford, let us breathe

Eastman, Gay Guerrilla

Gilles Vonsattel, Klavier

Terrence Wilson, Klavier

Alexi Kenney, Violine

Darrett Adkins, Cello

Imaginative fusion of Shostakovich and Gershwin in Edinburgh

Alan Coady, 16th May

An imaginative RSNO programme sandwiching fusionist Gershwin between unbelievably contrasting Shostakovich, seasoned with a little re-titling.

****1

Honeck heralds a spirited season opener at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 26th September

Manfred Honeck inaugurates the new season in Pittsburgh with a Sibelius concerto and a Dvořák symphony, prefaced by a contemporary American work by Christopher Theofanidis.

****1

"Fantastic Tales" come to life at Chamberfest Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 15th June

Smart sophistication and creepy entertainment go hand-in-hand in an excursion to odd corners of the chamber repertoire.

****1

Life-affirming Brahms from JoAnn Falletta

Phillip Nones, 3rd March

Conductor JoAnn Falletta, violinist Alexi Kenney and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra offer up vibrant and vital interpretations of Boulanger, Mozart and Brahms.

****1

“Music for a Summer Evening” at ChamberFest Cleveland

Timothy Robson, 25th June

Works by Haydn, Johann Strauss (as reconceived by Alban Berg) and Britten filled out this concert in the midst of the fourth season of splendid chamber concerts featuring top-notch playing by local and guest musicians.

****1

Erlösung und musikalisches Koffein: Nelsons dirigiert Mahler 8 in Wien

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sonntagmorgen mit Mahler im Wiener Konzerthaus: Andris Nelsons beschließt seinen Symphoniezyklus mit den Wiener Philharmonikern auf überwältigende Weise.

****1

Weitere Kritiken...

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.

A Julius Eastman piano duo is the high point of a wild ride and weird vibes at Lincoln Center