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Søndergård and The Cleveland Orchestra serve up a shimmering Firebird

By Sam Jacobson, 27 November 2022
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“Despite the work’s outward austerity, Jackiw did much to probe its lyrical core”
Reviewed at Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland on 25 November 2022
Programme
Britten, Violin Concerto, Op.15
Stravinsky, The Firebird
Performers
The Cleveland Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Stefan Jackiw, Violin
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Sam Jacobson
Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.