The Philadelphia Orchestra in works by Brahms, Webern and Schumann

By Alan Yu, 01 May 2012

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Reviewed at Kimmel Center: Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia on 29 April 2012

Brahms, Symphony no. 3 in F major, Op.90

Webern, Six Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6

Schumann, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Rhenish", Op.97

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Amy Beach's Gaelic returns to Philadelphia after 100-year absence

Cameron Kelsall, 12th March

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest concert also features Liszt's Second Piano Concerto with Marc-André Hamelin.

****1

When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 8th March

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra deliver a supreme meditation on the power of music and faith.

*****

Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 13th February

After a six-month break to address persistent injuries, the bravura violinist appears in one of her signature pieces: Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 1.

***11

Rarities surround Tchaikovsky favorite at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 6th February

Concertmaster David Kim performs Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Violin Concerto, and conductor Rafael Payare revisits Falla's El amor brujo.

***11

Du Yun's Ears of the Book: a spotlight on the pipa in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd January

Co-commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the concerto highlights Wu Man, a virtuoso player of the Chinese lute.

**111

Eastman and Italy dominate Stasevska's second week in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 16th January

For the first time ever, the Philadelphia Orchestra perform music by Julius Eastman (1940-1990), a graduate of the nearby Curtis Institute.

****1

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Alan Yu

The first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.