Milano Musica presents music by Morton Feldman in an art gallery

By James Imam, 05 November 2013

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Reviewed at Gallerie d'Italia, Milan on 2 November 2013

Ives, Sonata no. 4, for violin and piano, "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting"

Feldman, Extension 1, for violin and piano

Cage, Nocturne for violin and piano

Wolpe, Form, for piano

Feldman, Spring of Chosroes, for violin and piano

Carter, Rhapsodic Musings, for violin

Crumb, Four Nocturnes "Night Music II"

Francesco D'Orazio, Violin

Giampaolo Nuti, Piano

Francesco D'Orazio plays a masterful recital in Cleveland

Timothy Robson, 9th December

D'Orazio proved in a program that included Berio's Sequenza VIII why he is a leading exponent of contemporary violin composition.

****1

Electrifying Oedipus Rex at the Proms

Paul Kilbey, 7th August

An impressive performance of Oedipus Rex under Sakari Oramo, demonstrating that his rapport with his new orchestra has grown rapidly.

***11

Immersive OAE submerged at Southbank’s Multitudes festival

Mark Valencia, 22nd April

The road to immersion is paved with modish deflections as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performs 20th-century English string music.

**111

A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

Roy Westbrook, 21st April

Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.

****1

Benedetti ablaze with the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 19th April

As gifts to the Philarmonia's 80th birthday season, Nicola Benedetti gives a barnstorming account of Elgar's Violin Concerto before Cristian Mӑcelaru gets emotionally drained by La Mer.

*****

Nicholas McGegan brings delicacy and elegance to Mendelssohn

Erica Miner, 18th April

The Seattle Symphony offers an enchanting evening immersed in the joy and brilliance of both the young and the mature genius of Felix Mendelssohn.

****1

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.