A rewarding bond with Brahms at Tanglewood

By Edward Sava-Segal, 02 August 2016

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Reviewed at Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox on 31 July 2016

Brahms, Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, Op.15

Brahms, Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

Paul Lewis, Piano

Stormy weather: a wild ride with Berlioz and Yuja Wang at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 20th July

Yuja Wang’s verve and panache, combined with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra’s fearless, youthful energy, forge an incandescent, explosive performance.

****1

Tanglewood fellows impress in Strauss, Beethoven and Ives

Cameron Kelsall, 21st July

Andris Nelsons and Emanuel Ax find inspiration working with their young colleagues on an idyllic Sunday in the Berkshires.

****1

A stirring Beethoven 9 from Tanglewood young musicians

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th August

The summer festival closes with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra playing Tippett and Beethoven.

****1

Young musicians at Tanglewood signal a bright future for music-making

Edward Sava-Segal, 23rd July

Andris Nelsons conducts the young musicians of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in Berlioz and Mahler.

****1

A confidence-building exercise: the Tanglewood fellows in Die Walküre

Edward Sava-Segal, 28th July

Andris Nelsons finishes his 2019 Tanglewood residency on a high note.

****1

Andris Nelsons takes Mahlerian command at Tanglewood

Erica Miner, 8th August

Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andris Nelsons experienced his first time leading the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra – and hundreds of other performers – in Mahler’s Symphony no. 8.

*****

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.