An all-Wagner program from Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony

By Simon Chin, 19 February 2013

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Reviewed at The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda on 16 February 2013

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1

Wagner, Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod

Wagner, Die Walküre: Act 1

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Marin Alsop, Conductor

Heidi Melton, Soprano

Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor

Eric Owens, Bass

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.

****1

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.

***11

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。

****1

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.

****1

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.

***11

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.

****1

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Simon Chin

Simon is a writer based in Washington DC with a background in English literature and theatre. A lapsed pianist, Simon is a graduate of Harvard College, and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Particular interests include piano, opera and Stephen Sondheim.