Infinite variety with minimal resources

By David Karlin, 06 September 2015

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“it was like listening to a Lieder singer's perfect control of line and balance”

Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 5 September 2015

Bach, Cello suite no. 1 in G major, BWV1007

Bach, Cello suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV1008

Bach, Cello suite no. 3 in C major, BWV1009

Bach, Cello suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010

Bach, Cello suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV1011

Bach, Cello suite no. 6 in D major, BWV1012

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Yo-Yo Ma thrills and enthralls Singapore audience

Chang Tou Liang, 25th September

At the threshold of seventy, Yo-Yo Ma still a box office dream, plays Dvořák with the Singapore Symphony.

****1

Yo-Yo Ma luxuriates in warm Saint-Saëns at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 10th August

Two Camille’s anchor the first half of Samy Rachid’s Tanglewood program: Saint-Saëns and Pépin.

****1

Definitive Dvořák from Ma and Honeck on festive Pittsburgh program

Sam Jacobson, 4th June

Yo-Yo Ma returns to Pittsburgh for searing performance of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. The enjoyable program also includes a tribute to Fred Rogers.

****1

Splendid Shostakovich from Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony

Susan Stempleski, 24th April

A haunting account of Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto is paired with a vivid rendition of his Eleventh Symphony.

****1

A masterclass in concert form: Yo-Yo Ma inspires in Gstaad

David Karlin, 31st January

Watching Ma inspire younger musicians is an extraordinary experience. Renaud Capuçon conducts an entertaining if imperfect Eroica.

****1

Inspired Dvořák and vibrant Smetana from the Czech Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 3rd December

Semyon Bychkov and the much-lauded ensemble are joined at Carnegie Hall by Yo-Yo Ma in dazzling performances from the Czech repertoire.

*****

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Prom 68: Infinite variety with minimal resources as Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach