A dramatic night with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

Paul Huang, Mika Sasaki and Nicholas Canellakis

Paul Huang and Danbi Um

Mika Sasaki and Danbi Um

By Kurt Gottschalk, 21 January 2024

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“like being given permission to grieve whatever loss one might be feeling”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center, Rose Building: Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio, New York City on 18 January 2024

Montgomery, Musings for Two Violins (World premiere)

Auerbach, Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano, “September 11”, Op.63

Rogerson, Afterword for Two Violins and Piano

Saariaho, Light and Matter

Mika Sasaki, Piano

Paul Huang, Violin

Danbi Um, Violin

Nicholas Canellakis, Cello

Hungarian flair at ChamberFest Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 25th June

ChamberFest Cleveland’s Hungarian evening traversed works of Liszt, Eötvös, and Dohnányi, alongside Brahms’ apt Hungarian Dances.

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Bargemusic gives a strong showing for composers old and new

Joseph Pfender, 30th June

The “Masterworks Series” at Bargemusic, featuring such diverse composers as Bach, Stephen Foster, Tan Dun and Gunther Schuller, gave audiences a welcome break from the oppressive New York humidity Sunday afternoon.

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A mighty wind: Opening night at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Amanda Keil, 24th September

With so much of the chamber repertoire focused on strings and piano, it was a refreshing choice by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to open their season with some of the great works for winds.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.

Musings and memorials in a dramatic night with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society