Andrés Orozco-Estrada makes impressive New York Phil debut

Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts the New York Philharmonic

Edgar Moreau and the New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic

By Susan Stempleski, 09 December 2023

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“it was his graceful phrasing and intonation in the central Adagio that was most deeply felt”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 6 December 2023

Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture

Haydn, Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob VIIb:1

Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19: Suite

Enescu, Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A major, Op.11

Edgar Moreau, Cello

New York Philharmonic

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

A vocally perplexing economics assignment from David Lang

No’a L. bat Miri, 19th March

The New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel deliver the world premiere of Lang's The wealth of nations, inspired by Adam Smith's famous treatise.

***11

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Cameron Kelsall, 1st March

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.

****1

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

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th February

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

****1

Lyricism and drama from Dueñas, Honeck and the New York Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 29th January

The Spanish violinist delivers a radiant rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto after which Honeck interprets his own distillation of music from Strauss’ Elektra.

****1

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

Sam Jacobson, 23rd January

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.

****1

Tradition and modernity: Bronfman and Zhang shine in New York

Susan Stempleski, 15th January

Xian Zhang returns to the Philharmonic to lead a program pairing two 19th-century Romantic works with a 21st-century tone poem.

****1

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Edgar Moreau make impressive New York Philharmonic debuts