Runnicles and Gerstein deliver searing Tchaikovsky in Atlanta

By William E Ford, 14 January 2017

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Reviewed at Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta on 12 January 2017

Neikrug, The Unicorn of Atlas Creek (World première)

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor

Atlanta Opera's powerful Götterdämmerung caps a landmark Ring cycle

Sam Jacobson, 5th June

With superb singing, inspired orchestral playing and imaginative staging, Atlanta Opera crowns its monumental Wagner undertaking.

*****

Stutzmann closes Atlanta season with impassioned Mahler Resurrection

Sam Jacobson, 4th June

Drawing on her long history with the work as both singer and conductor, Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Atlanta Symphony in a deeply felt account of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony.

****1

Violin megastar Gil Shaham wows Atlanta with Korngold concerto

William E Ford, 12th November

Guest Conductor Hannu Lintu makes an auspicious Atlanta Symphony debut conducting Sibelius, Korngold and Higdon.

*****

In Atlanta, Avi Avital delights in Jennifer Higdon's Mandolin Concerto

William E Ford, 2nd April

In Atlanta, conductor Robert Spano, mandolinist Avi Avital and composer Jennifer Higdon ignite fiery performances.

*****

Ksenija Sidorova returns to Symphony Hall and Astor Piazzolla

William E Ford, 3rd February

Kalmar and Sidorova pair up for a powerful performance of Piazzolla's Aconcagua in Atlanta.

***11

Thrilling Brahms from Sir Donald Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony

William E Ford, 2nd December

An impressive concert at Symphony Hall also features Melody Eötvös' The Deciding Machine and Jacquelyn Stucker singing Strauss.

****1

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William E Ford

William has enjoyed classical music for over five decades. He is a frequent concertgoer and blogs about classical music . He has a YouTube channel in which he interviews a variety of people in the world of music, such as composers, musicians, writers, and artistic directors. William is a clinical psychologist.