Fragiles Spiel in New York

By Stefan Pillhofer, 09 April 2016

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 7 April 2016

Suppé, Poet and Peasant (Dichter und Bauer): Overture

Strauss R., Concerto for oboe and small orchestra in D major

Beethoven, Symphony no. 6 in F major "Pastoral", Op.68

New York Philharmonic

Manfred Honeck, Conductor

Liang Wang, Oboe

Barbara Hannigan makes a powerful connection in La Voix humaine

Thomas May, 23rd April

The Canadian soprano and conductor fuses live performance and video in a taut, volatile account of Poulenc’s punch-packing monodrama with the New York Philharmonic, sharing the bill with Strauss’ valedictory Metamorphosen.

****1

A vocally perplexing economics assignment from David Lang

No’a L. bat Miri, 19th March

The New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel deliver the world premiere of Lang's The wealth of nations, inspired by Adam Smith's famous treatise.

***11

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Cameron Kelsall, 1st March

John Williams put butts in seats with the New York debut of his Piano Concerto, but the NY Phil's first performances of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Symphony no. 5 stole the show.

****1

Contours in motion: Kavakos and Rouvali at the New York Philharmonic

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th February

Bartók and Rachmaninov are shaped through rhythmic precision and structural concentration in the New York Philharmonic's latest subscription concert.

****1

Lyricism and drama from Dueñas, Honeck and the New York Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 29th January

The Spanish violinist delivers a radiant rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto after which Honeck interprets his own distillation of music from Strauss’ Elektra.

****1

Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang offer contemporary works at the NY Phil

Sam Jacobson, 23rd January

Yuja Wang returns to the New York Philharmonic with Rautavaara’s dazzling First Piano Concerto in a probing program curated and conducted by Thomas Adès.

****1

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Stefan Pillhofer

Stefan ist gelernter Toningenieur mit dem Schwerpunkt Orchesteraufnahmen und lebt in Hamburg. Er durchlief eine klassische Klavierausbildung ebenso wie Violinunterricht und ist mit dem Hören klassischer Musik groß geworden. Heute bloggt er zu diesem Thema. Durch seine langjährige Berufserfahrung und das eigene Spielen im Orchester hat er es schätzen gelernt, ganz genau zuzuhören.

Fragiles Spiel des New York Philharmonic Orchestra