Gil Shaham and Stéphane Denève offer insights into Bartók and Rachmaninov

Por Alan Yu, 27 abril 2014

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“Gil Shaham’s versatility was on full display here... melodic charm, shrieking agitation”

Crítica hecha desde Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles el 25 abril 2014

Bartók, Concierto para violín núm. 2, Sz 112

Rajmáninov, Sinfonía núm. 2 en mi menor, Op.27

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Stéphane Denève, Dirección

Gil Shaham, Violín

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Alan Yu

The first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.