An afternoon of shadowy Debussy in 92NY matinee

Mindy Kaufman, Cynthia Phelps and Nancy Allen

Sheryl Staples and Emanuel Ax

Emanuel Ax and the New York Philharmonic String Quartet

By Edward Sava-Segal, 18 December 2023

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“a deliberately fluid and elastic approach to time and harmony”

Reviewed at The 92nd Street Y: Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York City on 17 December 2023

Debussy, Syrinx

Debussy, Violin Sonata in G minor

Debussy, Sonata for flute, viola and harp

Schumann, Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44

Emanuel Ax, Piano

New York Philharmonic String Quartet

Frank Huang, Violin

Qianqian Li, Violin

Cynthia Phelps, Viola

Carter Brey, Cello

Mindy Kaufman, Flute

Sheryl Staples, Violin

Nancy Allen, Harp

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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.

An afternoon of shadowy Debussy in 92NY matinee with Ax and members of the NY Phil