The 5 Browns: More than Just 5 Pianos

By Kay Kempin, 21 October 2013

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 18 October 2013

Holst, The Planets, Op.32 (arr. Greg Anderson)

Lutosławski, Variations on a theme by Paganini, for piano and orchestra

Novacek, Reflections on Shenandoah (New York Premiere)

Kapustin, 8 Concert Etudes Op. 40 (no. 3 "Toccatina")

Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (arr. Jeffrey Shumway)

Chopin, Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, Op.48 no.1

Rachmaninov, 2 pieces for Six hands

Muczynski, Toccata, Op.15

Saint-Saëns, Danse macabre (arr. Greg Anderson)

The 5 Browns, Piano

Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow

Cameron Kelsall, 9th April

In his first New York appearance since the termination of his contract as BSO Music Director, Nelsons courts public sympathy and makes some thrilling music.

***11

Nelson Goerner shines with the CBSO and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody

Robert Gainer, 9th April

The CBSO present the work of three European émigré composers of the 1930s and 40s, who reimagined their musical influences with contrasting approaches and results.

****1

Karabits and Szeps-Znaider carouse with the LPO

Christopher Woodley, 8th April

The sparkle of Max Bruch's Fecond Violin Concerto and the drama of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony overcome the gloom of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s dark forebodings.

****1

Savall conducts Beethoven and Haydn at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 3rd April

Beethoven's Christus am Ölberge is paired with Haydn's Die sieben letzten Worte, a journey from agony to transcendence in which the agony proves the more honest companion.

***11

Portraits and pictures from Ibragimova, Gardner and the LPO

Roy Westbrook, 1st April

From Three Screaming Popes to Pictures at an Exhibition, a pair of works inspired by paintings frame a violin concerto by Béla Bartók at London's Southbank Centre.

****1

Energy, precision and drama from the Philadelphia Orchestra

Susan Stempleski, 31st March

Marin Alsop is joined by pianist Hayato Sumino as she conducts the Philadelphians in an exhilarating program of works by John Adams, Gershwin and Prokofiev.

****1

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Kay Kempin

Flying the flag for all things classical, jazz and a bit experimental, Kay is an amateur pianist and musical scribbler. Kay has her Masters in Culture, Policy and Management from City University, London, and currently works as a fundraiser for the performing arts in New York City.