A colorful travelogue from Roberto Plano in Cleveland recital

By Sam Jacobson, 09 June 2019

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“a technical legerdemain that was utterly hypnotic”

Reviewed at Cleveland Institute of Music: Kulas Hall, Cleveland on 8 June 2019

Respighi, Notturno

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sposalizio, S 161 no. 1

Tárrega, Recuerdos de la Alhambra (trans. Plano)

Villa-Lobos, Ciclo Brasileiro no. 2: Impressões seresteiras

Ginastera, Milonga "Canción del árbol del olvido", Op.3

Ginastera, Suite des danzas criollas, Op.15

Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34

Roberto Plano, Piano

Omni Quartet

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Expressive 18th-century music from the Belgrade Philharmonic

Peter Connors, 8th May

Julien Chauvin leads the Belgrade Philharmonic in spirited performances of varied music by CPE Bach and Haydn, with local star flautist Ana Kaličanin Radivojević as soloist.

****1

Edward Gardner: quietly impressive in Chicago

Graham Meyer, 7th May

Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs with the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato teem with subtle brilliances.

*****

Kirill Petrenko's ideal Pulcinella at the Philharmonie Berlin

Elena Luporini, 7th May

In Berlin, Kirill Petrenko conducts Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Gautier Capuçon: an ideal line-up.

****1

Russian Spring: Elder and the Hallé reunite in glorious style

Leighton Jones, 7th May

The music of Glinka, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky fills Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with mystery, intrigue and jollity.

****1

An au courant odyssey with the Czech Philharmonic in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 7th May

Conducted by Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic shows its versatility with a sharp, smart evening of modern music.

****1

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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.