At Carnegie Hall Ax, Kavakos and Ma celebrate Beethoven and Stern

By Edward Sava-Segal, 08 March 2020

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“respect for the score, intensity and warmth in every rendered sound”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 6 March 2020

Beethoven, Cello Sonata no. 2 in G minor, Op.5 no.2

Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 6 in A major, Op.30 no.1

Beethoven, Piano Trio no. 6 in E flat major, Op.70 no.2

Emanuel Ax, Piano

Leonidas Kavakos, Violin

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

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Brahms and Beethoven for (5000 and) Three

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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.

At Carnegie Hall, Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma celebrate Beethoven and Stern