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Two discoveries at the Virginia Symphony: a world première … and a great countertenor

By Phillip Nones, 10 April 2017
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“a bright new star in the constellation of countertenors”
Reviewed at Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach on 9 April 2017
Programme
Griffes, The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan
Fuchs, Poems of Life
Handel, Rodelinda, RWV19: Pompe vane di morte... Dove sei, amato bene?
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Performers
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Countertenor
Michael Daniels, Cello
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Beethoven’s “Fives” come alive in Virginia
Phillip Nones, 13th June
Olga Kern, JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony deliver musical high-fives in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Emperor Concerto.  
****1
Vivid tone painting from Gavrylyuk and Falletta
Phillip Nones, 15th September
Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk delivers a knockout Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody while JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present memorable Tchaikovsky and Ravel scores.
****1
Shakespeare and Schmitt’s Antony and Cleopatra in Virginia
Phillip Nones, 17th May
Coming full circle, Bill Barclay brings his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra featuring Florent Schmitt’s opulent musical score to the Virginia Arts Festival, led by the conductor whose recording started it all.
****1
Russo-Finnish favorites from JoAnn Falletta leading the VSO
Phillip Nones, 2nd December
A fresh take on timeless classics keeps the interest high in this concert featuring cellist Julian Schwarz and conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
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A French touch: Falletta, Lefèvre and VSO present Gallic creations.
Phillip Nones, 21st October
A rare concerto and a familiar choral work anchor a Virginia Symphony concert that celebrates the French musical spirit.
*****
JoAnn Falletta pulls out all the stops in Mahler Five
Phillip Nones, 3rd April
JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony deliver a poetic and powerful Mahler Fifth Symphony, plus a Glazunov Violin Concerto that positively sparkled.
****1
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Aryeh Nussbaum CohenCharles T. GriffesGeorge Frideric HandelJoAnn FallettaKenneth FuchsPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRodelinda, RWV19: Pompe vane di morte... Dove sei, amato bene?Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Phillip Nones
Phillip Nones
Phillip Nones studied piano from age six, also playing percussion in educational and civic groups before moving to a rural area of the USA in 1990, where performance opportunities were few. Recently he has started performing again, participating in “side-by-side” orchestra performances and playing percussion in the World Doctors' Orchestra. His personal collection of music includes over 5,000 classical albums in all formats (CDs, LPs, 78s), plus downloads. In his professional life, he heads up a marketing communications firm in the state of Maryland. He blogs about the French composer Florent Schmitt here.