Passion and virtuosity from Vengerov and Osetinskaya at Carnegie Hall

Maxim Vengerov and Polina Osetinskaya

By Susan Stempleski, 13 November 2023

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“highlighting Prokofiev’s melancholic pathos alongside his tongue-in-cheek vivaciousness”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 12 November 2023

Schumann C., 3 Romances for violin and piano, Op.22

Brahms, F-A-E Sonata: Scherzo in C minor

Schumann, Violin Sonata no. 3 in A minor

Prokofiev, Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op.35bis

Prokofiev, Violin Sonata no. 2 in D major, Op.94a

Rachmaninov, Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

Prokofiev, The Love for Three Oranges: March

Rachmaninov, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43 (Variation 18)

Maxim Vengerov, Violin

Polina Osetinskaya, Piano

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.