Brains and beauty: Barbara Hannigan, Sir Simon Rattle and Philadelphia Orchestra in New York

By Amanda Keil, 23 May 2013

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 17 May 2013

Webern, Passacaglia, Op.1

Berg, Wozzeck: Three fragments for soprano and orchestra

Ligeti, Mysteries of the Macabre

Beethoven, Symphony no. 6 in F major "Pastoral", Op.68

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Barbara Hannigan, Soprano

Amy Beach's Gaelic returns to Philadelphia after 100-year absence

Cameron Kelsall, 12th March

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest concert also features Liszt's Second Piano Concerto with Marc-André Hamelin.

****1

When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 8th March

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra deliver a supreme meditation on the power of music and faith.

*****

Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 13th February

After a six-month break to address persistent injuries, the bravura violinist appears in one of her signature pieces: Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 1.

***11

Rarities surround Tchaikovsky favorite at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 6th February

Concertmaster David Kim performs Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Violin Concerto, and conductor Rafael Payare revisits Falla's El amor brujo.

***11

Du Yun's Ears of the Book: a spotlight on the pipa in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd January

Co-commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the concerto highlights Wu Man, a virtuoso player of the Chinese lute.

**111

Eastman and Italy dominate Stasevska's second week in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 16th January

For the first time ever, the Philadelphia Orchestra perform music by Julius Eastman (1940-1990), a graduate of the nearby Curtis Institute.

****1

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Amanda Keil

Amanda Keil is a native New Yorker who sings, teaches, writes about music and fundraises for the arts. Her broad musical interests have led her to perform music from ancient to modern times, and she is the founder of Musica Nuova, which stages Baroque songs in modern settings. She blogs at thousandfoldecho.