María Dueñas excels in Gabriela Ortiz' concerto at Carnegie Hall

María Dueñas and Gustavo Dudamel

María Dueñas

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil in Carnegie Hall

By Edward Sava-Segal, 27 October 2022

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“As in Ortiz’ concerto, Deuñas made the encore’s difficulties seem much easier than they really were”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 25 October 2022

Ortiz, Altar de cuerda, for Violin and Orchestra (NY Premiere)

Tárrega, Recuerdos de la Alhambra (trans. Ricci)

Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan"

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

María Dueñas excels in Gabriela Ortiz' concerto with the LA Phil at Carnegie Hall