TSO sparkles despite flashy soloist debut

Por Catherine Kustanczy, 20 octubre 2014

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Crítica hecha desde Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto el 18 octubre 2014

Shostakovich, Obertura festiva, op. 96

Grieg, Concierto para piano en la menor, Op.16

Márquez, Danzón no. 2

Holst, Los planetas, Op.32 (Selections)

Robert Moody, Dirección

Conrad Tao, Piano

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Catherine Kustanczy

Catherine is a freelance arts journalist. She has worked in Dublin, London, Toronto, and New York City, in a variety of capacities for film, TV, radio, and digital. She has been part of cultural panels on CBC Radio, the Canadian Opera Company, HufPost Live, and television. Find her at @catekustanczy.

Toronto Symphony sparkles despite flashy soloist debut