Michel Legrand's Harp Concerto

By Stephen Raskauskas, 09 February 2014

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Reviewed at Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia on 9 February 2014

Rameau, Other (Suite for Strings)

Legrand, Harp Concerto (World premiere)

Haydn, Symphony no. 104 in D major "London"

Dirk Brossé, Conductor

Catherine Michel, Harp

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

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.

*****

Simone Dinnerstein plays Bach and Glass in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 7th November

The pianist put a highly individual and unapologetically modern stamp on Bach's Keyboard Concerto no. 7.

****1

Simone Dinnerstein plays Bach and Glass in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 7th November

The pianist put a highly individual and unapologetically modern stamp on Bach's Keyboard Concerto no. 7.

****1

Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hallé in Mahler and Vaughan Williams

Leighton Jones, 16th April

Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder provide an apt, if somewhat unexpected, partner to Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

****1

Carlo Rizzi brings Respighi’s Rome to Birmingham

Robert Gainer, 15th April

Carlos Rizzi believes that Puccini’s orchestrations are good enough to stand alone, without their vocal lines, but can the drama compete with the romance of Respighi?

****1

Tharaud and Queyras celebrate 30 years together in Paris

David Karlin, 14th April

Crisp and elegant cello and piano playing is more successful in French and early repertoire than in Brahms.

****1

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Stephen Raskauskas

Stephen Raskauskas is passionate about the performing arts. As a performer, he has collaborated on productions acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. He has received numerous fellowships and awards, and holds degrees in music from the University of Chicago and Princeton University.

Michel Legrand's Harp Concerto premières with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia