Concerto night at Atlanta Symphony Hall

By William E Ford, 06 April 2019

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“Spano coaxed remarkable transparency from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra”

Reviewed at Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta on 4 April 2019

Gandolfi, Imaginary Numbers

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 25 in C major, K503

Lambert, Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhäuser (after Wagner) (Encore)

Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, Oboe

Laura Ardan, Clarinet

Andrew Brady, Bassoon

Brice Andrus, French horn

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Robert Spano, Conductor

Violin megastar Gil Shaham wows Atlanta with Korngold concerto

William E Ford, 12th November

Guest Conductor Hannu Lintu makes an auspicious Atlanta Symphony debut conducting Sibelius, Korngold and Higdon.

*****

In Atlanta, Avi Avital delights in Jennifer Higdon's Mandolin Concerto

William E Ford, 2nd April

In Atlanta, conductor Robert Spano, mandolinist Avi Avital and composer Jennifer Higdon ignite fiery performances.

*****

Ksenija Sidorova returns to Symphony Hall and Astor Piazzolla

William E Ford, 3rd February

Kalmar and Sidorova pair up for a powerful performance of Piazzolla's Aconcagua in Atlanta.

***11

Thrilling Brahms from Sir Donald Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony

William E Ford, 2nd December

An impressive concert at Symphony Hall also features Melody Eötvös' The Deciding Machine and Jacquelyn Stucker singing Strauss.

****1

A perfect pair: Barber’s Knoxville and Mahler's Fourth in Atlanta

Timothy Robson, 10th June

Robert Spano conducts a fine pairing of Romantic works in his final performance with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra after twenty years as their music director.

***11

Florid Mozart – and Reinecke – from the Atlanta Symphony and Runnicles

Laurence Vittes, 8th April

Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp is followed by a grand, exhilarating performance of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony.

****1

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William E Ford

William has enjoyed classical music for over five decades. He is a frequent concertgoer and blogs about classical music . He has a YouTube channel in which he interviews a variety of people in the world of music, such as composers, musicians, writers, and artistic directors. William is a clinical psychologist.