Indianapolis Symphony opens season with lyrical Brahms

Peter Oundjian conducts the Indianapolis Symphony

Kevin Lin and Austin Huntington

By Sam Jacobson, 17 October 2022

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“in the central Andante, the violin and cello sounded in unison, operating as one”

Reviewed at Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis on 15 October 2022

Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture

Brahms, Double Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op.102

Halvorsen, Passacaglia for violin and viola or cello (after Handel)

Simon, Fate Now Conquers

Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Kevin Lin, Violin

Austin Huntington, Cello

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Peter Oundjian, Conductor

Tomasi's restored Trumpet Concerto headlines Indianapolis program

Phillip Nones, 17th March

The rediscovered version of the Tomasi Trumpet Concerto from Håkan Hardenberger, Fabien Gabel and the Indianapolis Symphony shares the limelight with an authoritative Indy premiere of Florent Schmitt's La Tragédie de Salomé.

****1

Peter Oundjian bridges the centuries in Seattle

Erica Miner, 15th March

The Seattle Symphony co-commissions a new work, Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart with religious fervor, and Stravinsky's Sacre still creates an uproar.

***11

Oundjian and the Toronto SO charm, dazzle and challenge

Michelle Assay, 17th January

The return visit of former Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Toronto SO brings a programme of invigorating energy.

****1

Master of contrasts: Lang Lang excels in Saint-Saëns in Seattle

Erica Miner, 29th September

A manic 20th-century ride and a Technicolor showpiece bookend the astounding virtuosity of superstar pianist Lang Lang.

*****

Joan Tower's new Cello Concerto defies the heavens in Colorado

Laurence Vittes, 25th July

When Alisa Weilerstein stepped on stage to play Joan Tower's new cello concerto during a Colorado thunderstorm, it was a case of three elemental powers conspiring to create.

*****

“Music of Today” – and yesterday – at Colorado Music Festival

Laurence Vittes, 22nd July

The world premiere of Hannah Lash's Forestallings, rooted in her childhood love of Beethoven's Second Symphony, links to Peter Oundjian's arrangement of the Op.131 string quartet later in the program.

*****

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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.

Indianapolis Symphony opens season with lyrical Brahms and a rousing Pictures at an Exhibition