Mixed results from Angel Blue and Lang Lang in Carnegie Hall recital

Lang Lang and Angel Blue in Carnegie Hall

By Susan Stempleski, 10 March 2025

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“Lang Lang was an attentive and strongly supportive partner for Blue throughout the evening”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 8 March 2025

Programme to include:

Strauss R., Morgen! Op.27 no.4

Strauss R., Befreit (To set free), Op.39 no.4

Strauss R., Heimliche Aufforderung, Op.27 no.3

Hoiby, The Lady of the Harbour

Hoiby, Winter Song

Hoiby, There came a wind like a bugle

Poulenc, Miroirs brûlants, FP 98

Rachmaninov, A-oo, Op.38 no.6

Rachmaninov, Do not sing, my beauty (Ne poy krasavitsa pri mne), Op.4 no.4

Rachmaninov, Spring waters (Vesennije vody), Op.14 no.11

Dorsey, Take My Hand, Precious Lord (arr. inspired by Mahalia Jackson)

Traditional, You Can Tell the World

Traditional, Deep River

Traditional, Ride On, King Jesus!

Angel Blue, Soprano

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.