Brisk Mozart and strong Bruckner from Eschenbach and the New York Phil

By Vishnu Bachani, 24 April 2018

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“a powerful finish left the final chord ringing through the hall”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 21 April 2018

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 22 in E flat major, K482

Bruckner, Symphony no. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor

New York Philharmonic

Till Fellner, Piano

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****1

A vocally perplexing economics assignment from David Lang

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***11

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

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John Williams put butts in seats with the New York debut of his Piano Concerto, but the NY Phil's first performances of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Symphony no. 5 stole the show.

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Contours in motion: Kavakos and Rouvali at the New York Philharmonic

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Bartók and Rachmaninov are shaped through rhythmic precision and structural concentration in the New York Philharmonic's latest subscription concert.

****1

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****1

Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang offer contemporary works at the NY Phil

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Yuja Wang returns to the New York Philharmonic with Rautavaara’s dazzling First Piano Concerto in a probing program curated and conducted by Thomas Adès.

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Vishnu Bachani

Dividing his time between New York and London, Vishnu Bachani is a recent graduate of New York University in mathematics and music. Interested in tonal music theory and analysis, he has written for The Bruckner Journal and New York Classical Review and has completed analytical research on music ranging from Wagner and Bruckner to Radiohead and Massive Attack, which he regularly posts on his website. Some cherished musicians include J.S. Bach, Gustav Mahler, and Meshuggah.

Brisk Mozart and strong Bruckner from Eschenbach and the New York Philharmonic