Garrick Ohlsson’s Beethoven makes for a memorable night at ProMusica

Garrick Ohlsson and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

Garrick Ohlsson, David Danzmayr and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

By Sam Jacobson, 14 December 2023

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“ProMusica is well-versed in the repertoire and proved a strong advocate for this early work”

Reviewed at Southern Theatre, Columbus on 10 December 2023

Perry, A Short Piece for Orchestra

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, Op.58

Chopin, Waltz no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 no.2

Schubert, Symphony no. 2 in B flat major, D.125

Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

David Danzmayr, Conductor

Exquisite Mozart from Steven Osborne with the Ulster Orchestra

Leighton Jones, 14th February

Championing British musicm the Ulster Orchestra also performs a seldom heard work by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

***11

David Danzmayr showcases the Baltimore Symphony’s virtuosity

Phillip Nones, 22nd October

David Danzmayr delivers epic storytelling in Sibelius' First Symphony, while soprano Christine Goerke heightens the drama with powerful Barber and Menotti heroines.

****1

Boulanger and Beethoven ring in the New Year in Seattle

Thomas May, 28th December

Led by guest conductor David Danzmayr, the Seattle Symphony's performance of Beethoven's Ninth resumes an interrupted tradition, with a Buddhist prayer set to music by Lili Boulanger as the touching preface.

***11

Singapore's belated Rachmaninov anniversary nod

Chang Tou Liang, 13th January

Rachmaninov's anniversary as celebrated by the Singapore Symphony proves a case of better late than never.

****1

Garrick Ohlsson: a rousing reprise in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 21st October

Garrick Ohlsson looks back over a 60-year career in style with a fine recital in Prague's Rudolfinum.

****1

Gripping tale of Lemminkäinen and a dazzling Rach 3 in Manchester

Peter Connors, 22nd April

In a concert consisting of two contrasting works, the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds gave a dramatic performance of Sibelius' Lemminkäinen Suite and Garrick Ohlsson offered a restrained but virtuosic account of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

****1

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.

Garrick Ohlsson’s Beethoven makes for a memorable night at ProMusica Columbus