Black composers take center-stage in Baltimore Symphony season finale

Rodrick Dixon

James Conlon conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 19 juin 2023

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“an appropriate musical history lesson on the eve of Juneteenth”

Critique faite à Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, le 18 juin 2023

Hailstork, Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed

Singleton, 56 Blows (Quis Custodiet Custodes?)

Thompson, To Awaken the Sleeper

Chostakovitch, Symphonie no. 10 en mi mineur, Op.93

James Conlon, Direction

Rodrick Dixon, Récitant

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Concertos old and new on Heyward’s energetic Baltimore program

Sam Jacobson, 8th June

Jonathon Heyward led the Baltimore Symphony in a Beethoven piano concerto along with a new Concerto for Orchestra by composer-in-residence James Lee III.

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Musical journeys end Baltimore Symphony season

Cameron Kelsall, 16th June

Jonathan Heyward's first season as BSO Music Director closed with an exciting world premiere from composer-in-residence James Lee III, alongside audience favorites old and new.

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ユンチャン・イムとマリン・オールソップ、ボルティモアで再会のラフマニノフ

Cameron Kelsall, 26th April

一昨年、クライバーン·コンクールでのラフマニノフのピアノ協奏曲第３番で一世を風靡したソリストと指揮者が、叙情とウィットと情熱をかねそなえ、協奏曲第２番に挑む。

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Rachmaninov redux for Yunchan Lim and Marin Alsop in Baltimore

Cameron Kelsall, 25th April

After going viral with Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto at the Cliburn two years ago, soloist and conductor tackle his Second with a balance of lyricism, wit and fire.

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Rune Bergmann leads a reverent Bruckner 7 in Baltimore

Cameron Kelsall, 5th November

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra dedicate their performance to former music director Yuri Temirkanov, who died last week.

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David Danzmayr showcases the Baltimore Symphony’s virtuosity

Phillip Nones, 22nd October

David Danzmayr delivers epic storytelling in Sibelius' First Symphony, while soprano Christine Goerke heightens the drama with powerful Barber and Menotti heroines.

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.