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The engaging lyricism of cellist Amit Peled's debut at Ravinia Festival

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Reviewed at Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park on 31 August 2013
Beethoven, 12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen, Op.66
Brahms, Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, Op.99
Mendelssohn, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), Op.34 no.2
Popper, Tarantella, Op.33
Schubert, Ave Maria (originally Ellens Gesang III), D.839
Glazunov, Chant du Ménéstrel, Op.71
Eccles, Cello Sonata in G minor
Haydn, Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob VIIb:1
Granados, 12 Danzas Españolas: Andaluza, Op.37 no.5
Bach, Pastorale in F Major, BWV590
Williams, Film music from Schindler's List (Theme)
Davidov, At the Fountain, Op.20 no.2
Bloch, From Jewish Life: Prayer
Amit Peled, Cello
Noreen Polera, Piano
Luisotti and SF Opera Orchestra in Concert
***11
A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
****1
Benedetti ablaze with the Philharmonia
*****
Nicholas McGegan brings delicacy and elegance to Mendelssohn
****1
Picture postcard Spain from the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
****1
Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle
****1
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