Hungarian flair at ChamberFest Cleveland

Por Sam Jacobson, 27 junio 2019

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“given with a panache sustained through the commanding final flourish”

Crítica hecha desde Cleveland Institute of Music: Mixon Hall, Cleveland el 25 junio 2019

Liszt, Orpheus, symphonic poem no. 4 for orchestra, S 98 (arr. Saint-Saëns)

Eötvös, Thunder, for solo timpani

Brahms, Hungarian Dances: selection

Dohnányi, Sextet in C major, Op.37

Jessica Bodner, Viola

William Caballero, Trompa

Nicholas Canellakis, Violonchelo

Alexander Cohen, Timbales

Franklin Cohen, Clarinete

Nathan Meltzer, Violín

Roman Rabinovich, Piano

Juho Pohjonen, Piano

Brett Dean's Epitaphs: scintillating sorrow at Chamberfest Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 27th June

Lively performances offer fresh perspectives on elegies old and new in the penultimate ChamberFest Cleveland concert.

****1

A ChamberFest Cleveland premiere offers a powerful lament

Frank Kuznik, 20th June

Contemporary programming at this year's festival brings a sensitive social issue close to home, culminating in Judith Markovich's “Oh, my son…”

***11

Paradise lost and found in Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 21st June

An idiosyncratic outing at Chamberfest Cleveland recounts original sin in ragtime and finds redemption in a neglected wartime masterpiece.

****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

Music for star-crossed lovers with Ludovic Morlot and the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 2nd December

Ludovic Morlot conducts the RSNO in a relationship that blossoms into love... eventually.

***11

Songful Schumann from Sir Roger Norrington and the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 20th October

Norrington's Schumann cycle with the RSNO begins convincingly.

****1

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.