Hungarian flair at ChamberFest Cleveland

Par Sam Jacobson, 27 juin 2019

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“given with a panache sustained through the commanding final flourish”

Critique faite à Cleveland Institute of Music: Mixon Hall, Cleveland, le 25 juin 2019

Liszt, Orpheus, poème symphonique no. 4 pour orchestre, S 98 (arr. Saint-Saëns)

Eötvös, Thunder, for solo timpani

Brahms, Danses hongroises : extraits

Dohnányi, Sextuor en ut majeur pour piano, violon, alto, violoncelle, clarinette et cor, Op.37

Jessica Bodner, Alto

William Caballero, Cor

Nicholas Canellakis, Violoncelle

Alexander Cohen, Timbales

Franklin Cohen, Clarinette

Nathan Meltzer, Violon

Roman Rabinovich, Piano

Juho Pohjonen, Piano

Brett Dean's Epitaphs: scintillating sorrow at Chamberfest Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 27th June

Lively performances offer fresh perspectives on elegies old and new in the penultimate ChamberFest Cleveland concert.

****1

A ChamberFest Cleveland premiere offers a powerful lament

Frank Kuznik, 20th June

Contemporary programming at this year's festival brings a sensitive social issue close to home, culminating in Judith Markovich's “Oh, my son…”

***11

Paradise lost and found in Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 21st June

An idiosyncratic outing at Chamberfest Cleveland recounts original sin in ragtime and finds redemption in a neglected wartime masterpiece.

****1

"Fantastic Tales" come to life at Chamberfest Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 15th June

Smart sophistication and creepy entertainment go hand-in-hand in an excursion to odd corners of the chamber repertoire.

****1

Music for star-crossed lovers with Ludovic Morlot and the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 2nd December

Ludovic Morlot conducts the RSNO in a relationship that blossoms into love... eventually.

***11

Songful Schumann from Sir Roger Norrington and the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 20th October

Norrington's Schumann cycle with the RSNO begins convincingly.

****1

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.