Passion and virtuosity from Vengerov and Osetinskaya at Carnegie Hall

Maxim Vengerov and Polina Osetinskaya

Von Susan Stempleski, 13 November 2023

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“highlighting Prokofiev’s melancholic pathos alongside his tongue-in-cheek vivaciousness”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City, am 12 November 2023

Schumann C., 3 Romances for violin and piano, Op.22

Brahms, F-A-E Sonate: Scherzo in c-Moll

Schumann, Violinsonate Nr. 3 in a-Moll

Prokofjew, Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op.35bis

Prokofjew, Violinsonate Nr. 2 D-Dur, Op. 94a

Rachmaninow, Vocalise, Op. 34 Nr. 14

Prokofjew, The Love for Three Oranges: March

Rachmaninow, Rapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini a-Moll für Klavier und Orchester, Op. 43 (Variation 18)

Maxim Vengerov, Violine

Polina Osetinskaya, Klavier

Takács-Nagy’s Schumann trumps Bach at the Singapore Symphony

Chang Tou Liang, 13th February

Bach concertos on a modern Steinway prove a mixed blessing, but the Singapore Symphony's Schumann impresses under Hungarian conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy.

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Vengerov and Osetinskaya explore Brahms at the Barbican

Kevin W Ng, 16th April

Maxim Vengerov and Polina Osetinskaya’s marathon of Brahms sonatas showed off the composer at his most lyrical and dramatic.

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Budapest Festival Orchestra plays – and sings – at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 6th February

Joined by violinist Maxim Vengerov, the Hungarian orchestra, under Music Director Iván Fischer, is in top form in a program of three highly contrasting pieces.

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Brilliant Brahms from Vengerov and friends at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 16th December

An extraordinary group of musicians join violinist Maxim Vengerov in performing two chamber music jewels by Johannes Brahms.

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Soirée hors normes à Toulouse avec Vengerov, Chung et le Tokyo Phil

Thibault d'Hauthuille, 3rd November

Dans des tubes de Tchaïkovski et Prokofiev, l'orchestre, son directeur musical honoraire et son soliste invité ont été éblouissants.

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Vengerov, Chung and the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 30th January

The virtuoso violinist glows in Brahms’ Violin Concerto and the Met musicians display their virtuosity and versatility in the composer’s complex final symphony.

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.