Bachtrack logo

Ken-David Masur opens Milwaukee Symphony season with opulent Strauss and Ravel

Stewart Goodyear and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
© Jonathan Kirn
Ken-David Masur and Stewart Goodyear
© Jonathan Kirn
Loading, please wait...
See full listing
“a probing performance of Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, a true endurance test for the orchestra”
Reviewed at Bradley Symphony Center, Milwaukee on 13 September 2025
Tarrodi, Festouvertyr
Ravel, Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand
Bach, Goldberg Variations, BWV988: Aria
Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Stewart Goodyear, Piano
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, Conductor
Glittering showpieces from Gabel and the Milwaukee Symphony
****1
Boston Creole: Berlioz, Ravel and Estévez with the Boston Symphony
****1
Masterful Masur conducts the Boston Symphony
*****
Utter despair and heavenly bliss: Ken-David Masur leads the Boston Symphony in incidental music
****1
Gabriel Urgell Reyes et Ken-David Masur enthousiasment La Filature
****1
Intimes symphonies : le tendre hommage de l’ONF à Kurt Masur
***11
More reviews...
Related articles
Loading image...
Darkness and pathos: Nicholas McCarthy on Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand
Loading image...
Haik Kazazyan wins inaugural Classic Violin Olympus Competition
Loading image...
I don’t like museums: Alexandre Tharaud
Loading image...
Bach transformed: Jean Rondeau on remaking the Goldberg Variations
Sam Jacobson