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Invigorating winds tear into David Geffen Hall: NY Phil plays Thorvaldsdóttir Salonen

By Jennifer Gersten, 27 May 2017
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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 19 May 2017
Programme
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Thorvaldsdottir, Aeriality (NY Premiere)
Salonen, Wing on Wing (NY Premiere)
Performers
New York Philharmonic
Leonidas Kavakos, Violin
Anu Komsi, Soprano
Piia Komsi, Soprano
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
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Jennifer Gersten
Jennifer Gersten
Jennifer Gersten is a freelance writer, editor, and violinist from Queens, NY. She is an assistant managing editor at Guernica and has published work in WQXR, NPR Music, and The Toledo Blade. Jennifer studied English and creative writing at Yale and is currently pursuing a master's in violin performance at Stony Brook University.