A dramatic night with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

Paul Huang, Mika Sasaki and Nicholas Canellakis

Paul Huang and Danbi Um

Mika Sasaki and Danbi Um

Von Kurt Gottschalk, 21 Januar 2024

Laden, bitte warten...

“like being given permission to grieve whatever loss one might be feeling”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center, Rose Building: Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio, New York City, am 18 Januar 2024

Montgomery, Musings for Two Violins (World premiere)

Auerbach, Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano, “September 11”, Op.63

Rogerson, Afterword for Two Violins and Piano

Saariaho, Light and Matter

Mika Sasaki, Klavier

Paul Huang, Violine

Danbi Um, Violine

Nicholas Canellakis, Cello

Hungarian flair at ChamberFest Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 25th June

ChamberFest Cleveland’s Hungarian evening traversed works of Liszt, Eötvös, and Dohnányi, alongside Brahms’ apt Hungarian Dances.

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Bargemusic gives a strong showing for composers old and new

Joseph Pfender, 30th June

The “Masterworks Series” at Bargemusic, featuring such diverse composers as Bach, Stephen Foster, Tan Dun and Gunther Schuller, gave audiences a welcome break from the oppressive New York humidity Sunday afternoon.

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A mighty wind: Opening night at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Amanda Keil, 24th September

With so much of the chamber repertoire focused on strings and piano, it was a refreshing choice by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to open their season with some of the great works for winds.

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Rattle und das BRSO im Wiener Musikverein: keine Spur von Routine

Thomas Schacher, 13th May

Im Rahmen einer Frühjahrstournee gastierte das Münchner Orchester mit seinem Chefdirigenten auch in Wien. Mit Schumanns Zweiter und Strawinskys Feuervogel feierten die Gäste vor begeistertem Publikum einen wahren Triumph.

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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.

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EUBO und Rousset in Darmstadt: Barockliebe und Künstlerleben

Jens Klier, 9th May

In mehrerlei Hinsicht bildete die diesmalige Jahrgangseröffnung des European Union Baroque Orchestra bei der Deutschen Philharmonie Merck eine besonders beachtliche Verbunddichte.

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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.

Musings and memorials in a dramatic night with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society