Simone Dinnerstein plays Bach and Glass in Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall, 08 November 2021

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“her tempos were fast, her chords loud and assertive, and she didn’t shy away from the pedal”

Reviewed at Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia on 7 November 2021

Montgomery, Strum

Bach, Keyboard Concerto no. 7 in G minor, BWV1058

Glass, Piano Concerto no. 3

Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Dirk Brossé, Conductor

Britten and Schubert from the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 24th January

Soloists John Matthew Myers and John David Smith proved an ideal pairing in Britten's monumental Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings.

*****

Michel Legrand's Harp Concerto

Stephen Raskauskas, 9th February

Sunday afternoon in the Perleman Theater, harpist Catherine Michel joined the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia for the world première of Michel Legrand’s Harp Concerto. The winner of three Oscars, five Grammys, and heaps of other awards, Legrand is certainly one of the most influential and prolific composers living today.

***11

Michel Legrand's Harp Concerto

Stephen Raskauskas, 9th February

***11

Renée Fleming and friends bid adieu to the Emerson String Quartet

Sam Jacobson, 15th October

In one of their final performances, the Emerson String Quartet comes to Cleveland to present André Previn’s Penelope, featuring Renée Fleming and other special guests.

***11

A Brooklyn salon for Clara Schumann's 200th birthday

Kurt Gottschalk, 13th September

Downes' playing is soulful, perhaps rather American, which gave Schumann a late-night jazziness. That tendency fit better with selections by Nina Simone and Harlem Renaissance composers Margaret Bonds and Florence Price.

***11

Divine Geometry measures up under Kristjan Järvi

Benjamin Poore, 29th November

The LSO served up a lively programme of genre-defying UK premières at the Barbican.

***11

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

Assertive Bach from Simone Dinnerstein and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia