Vinikour Enchants Audience with Rare Delights

By Stephen Raskauskas, 19 October 2011

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Reviewed at Yale University: Collection of Musical Instruments, New Haven on 16 October 2011

Jory Vinikour, Harpsichord

Witty Poulenc and gigantic Rachmaninov from The Cleveland Orchestra

Timothy Robson, 24th March

Jory Vinikour was the soloist for Poulenc’s rarely heard Concert champêtre. A performance of Rachmaninov's Symphony no. 2, in which thrilling excess ruled, completed the program.

***11

French Baroque Magic at the Haymarket Opera

Kristina Powers, 24th February

Orpheus and Euridice – A timeless Greek myth forever ingrained into the classical music repertoire. Since the very beginnings of operatic history, this heartbreaking and beautiful tale has endured numerous adaptions.

*****

Kaufhaus, Konzertsaal - Hauptsache Barock!

Miriam Zeh, 24th June

In der Reihe „Barock+“ dirigiert Martin Haselböck eine gemischte Tüte aus Bach, Cembalo und nach-romantischen Komponisten mit reichem Erbe.

***11

A Midsummer meditation mix from the SCO Chorus

David Smythe, 20th June

The SCO Chorus in a meditative mood for midsummer in music by Glass, Taverner, MacMillan and Duruflé.

****1

Marin Alsop brings unexpected pleasures to Philadelphia Orchestra

Kurt Gottschalk, 18th June

The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates the 50th birthday of the Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Fairmont Park, with Marin Alsop serving up a surprise in Ravel's Boléro.

****1

Orozco-Estrada, Bruce Liu and the KBS Symphony Orchestra in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 18th June

Vivid, full-bodied Tchaikovsky, passionate without losing its grammar, on a persuasive night for the KBS Symphony Orchestra.

****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.