The New York Philharmonic's Walt Disney Hall debut

Por Ted Ayala, 13 mayo 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles el 9 mayo 2012

Dvořák, Obertura "Carnaval", op. 92

Lindberg, Piano Concerto no. 2

Chaikovskiï, Sinfonía núm. 4 en fa menor, Op.36

New York Philharmonic

Alan Gilbert, Dirección

Yefim Bronfman, Piano

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Ted Ayala

Ted Ayala is a writer and musicologist born and raised in Los Angeles. Aside from classical music he loves literature (especially from Latin America and Japan), learning languages, reading about history, video games from the 1980s-1990s, and cats. You can follow his blog here.