Exploring the terrain of contemporary American Soundscapes at Zankel Hall

By Rebecca Lentjes, 25 April 2013

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Zankel, New York City on 24 April 2013

Mackey, Ground Swell

Adams, Gnarly Buttons for clarinet and orchestra

Carter, Double Concerto

John Adams

David Robertson

Amanda Verner, Viola

Karina Canellakis, Conductor

Vicente Alexim Nunes da Silva, Clarinet

Gemma New, Conductor

Yuga Cohler, Conductor

Canellakis, Mutter and the LPO at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 24th February

Anne-Sophie Mutter’s commanding presence meet the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s exceptional adaptability, yielding a concert that balances tradition-steeped authority with modern transparency, rhythmic vitality and the orchestra’s own electrifying spontaneity.

****1

Resplendent Strauss from Canellakis and the Wiener Symphoniker

Mark Pullinger, 17th December

Leif Ove Andsnes joins the Vienna Symphony in the Musikverein's Golden Hall for a glowing account of Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto before a terrific Tod und Verklärung.

*****

Reflections and frenzy from Canellakis and the London Philharmonic

Susannah Moody, 22nd October

A compelling evening from the London Philharmonic Orchestra tackles different themes of spring, showing gracefulness in Lili Boulanger’s works and beating up a frenzy in Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

****1

Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

Elodie Olson-Coons, 27th August

Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy.

****1

Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein

Simon Thompson, 21st August

Karina Canellakis brings a riot of Technicolor to the Edinburgh International Festival, but countertenor Hugh Cutting threatens to steal the show in Chichester Psalms.

****1

Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius

Clare Varney, 13th June

British vocal talent adds some very British glamour to the closing Avrotros Friday concert featuring Elgar's most famous oratorio.

***11

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Rebecca Lentjes

Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.