Spry and proficient, Urbański debuts with the NY Phil

By Jacob Slattery, 09 December 2014

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“where does conducting end and choreography begin?”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 6 December 2014

Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104

Dvořák, Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op.95

New York Philharmonic

Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor

Alisa Weilerstein, Cello

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Memorable Mendelssohn from Marek Janowski and the New York Phil

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Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin plays Haydn before the esteemed German maestro conducts a vibrant Scottish Symphony.

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Barbara Hannigan makes a powerful connection in La Voix humaine

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A vocally perplexing economics assignment from David Lang

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***11

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Jacob Slattery

Jacob is a musician and raconteur based out of New York City. As a writer, he operates an online arts and culture blog with the goal of providing momentum for community-based arts projects in NYC. As an oboist, Jacob has performed internationally with orchestras from Vienna to Seoul. Born and raised in the lake-ridden, gopher empire of Minnesota, Jacob received a dual-degree in Music Performance and Marketing from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. His blog can be found here.

Spry and proficient, Krzysztof Urbański debuts with the New York Philharmonic in all-Dvořák program