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Grounded Beethoven, intense Shostakovich: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic in Vienna

Karina Canellakis
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Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
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Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
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By Chanda VanderHart, 13 May 2024
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“perfectly grotesque, like a nightmarish marionette”
Reviewed at Musikverein: Großer Saal, Vienna on 12 May 2024
Programme
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, Op.19
Chopin, Nocturne no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 no.1
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 8 in C minor, Op.65
Performers
Emanuel Ax, Piano
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)
Karina Canellakis, Conductor
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Dmitri ShostakovichEmanuel AxFryderyk Franciszek ChopinKarina CanellakisLudwig van BeethovenNetherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)Nocturne no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 no.1Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, Op.19Symphony no. 8 in C minor, Op.65
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Chanda VanderHart
Chanda VanderHart
Dr. Chanda VanderHart is a pianist, musicologist and creative who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and her projects, click here.