Fashionista! Fashion as Art with the Amici Ensemble

The Danilo Pérez Trio tribute to Dizzy Gillespie was many things, including an invitation to relax. It was also a showcase and world première for Camino de Cruces, Pérez’s contribution to the 500th anniversary celebration of the founding of Panama.

There are musical moments that lift you up into a jet stream you ride till your feet are on the pavement again. Last evening in Koerner Hall was a flow of such moments as the Amici Chamber Ensemble celebrated their first set of twenty-five musical years.

Through its 24th season, the Amici Ensemble has stretched the limits of music; pairing its inspiration with food and fashion. In their 2011/2012 season finale performance, they incorporated artist Lavinia I. Voicu into the concert, having her paint live to the music. Much like her paintings, which were on display in the lobby, the musical programme was abstract and diverse.

Le chef italien insuffle une âme dans chacun des quatre mouvements de la Symphonie Manfred de Tchaïkovski, tandis que la pianiste russe joue les diablotins grâce à un jeu d’une précision millimétrée dans Rachmaninov.

Le compositeur et chef d'orchestre britannique enfilait ses deux casquettes dans un programme qui plaçait ses œuvres – dont la création française d'In Seven Days avec Bertrand Chamayou – en dialogue avec des partitions de Sibelius.

En deux soirs, l'orchestre toulousain et le chef allemand ont proposé quatre symphonies de très belle facture, entre clarté des intentions, autorité de la pensée et engagement poétique.