Vengerov, Chung and the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

Maxim Vengerov, Myung-whun Chung and the Met Orchestra

Myung-whun Chung conducts the Met Orchestra

By Susan Stempleski, 01 February 2025

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“caressing every detail of the rich and complex score with economy of gesture”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 30 January 2025

Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

Bach, Violin partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Sarabande

Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op.98

Maxim Vengerov, Violin

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Myung-whun Chung, Conductor

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Outstanding Brahms from Maxim Vengerov and the Met Orchestra under Myung-whun Chung