Rachmaninov redux for Yunchan Lim and Marin Alsop in Baltimore

Yunchan Lim, Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony

Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony

By Cameron Kelsall, 26 April 2024

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“the enthusiastic response Lim engenders is no fluke”

Reviewed at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore on 25 April 2024

Simon, Amen!

Ives, Symphony no. 2

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op.18

Mendelssohn, Song without words in D major, Op.85 no.4

Yunchan Lim, Piano

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Marin Alsop, Conductor

Concertos old and new on Heyward’s energetic Baltimore program

Sam Jacobson, 8th June

Jonathon Heyward led the Baltimore Symphony in a Beethoven piano concerto along with a new Concerto for Orchestra by composer-in-residence James Lee III.

****1

Musical journeys end Baltimore Symphony season

Cameron Kelsall, 16th June

Jonathan Heyward's first season as BSO Music Director closed with an exciting world premiere from composer-in-residence James Lee III, alongside audience favorites old and new.

***11

ユンチャン・イムとマリン・オールソップ、ボルティモアで再会のラフマニノフ

Cameron Kelsall, 26th April

一昨年、クライバーン·コンクールでのラフマニノフのピアノ協奏曲第３番で一世を風靡したソリストと指揮者が、叙情とウィットと情熱をかねそなえ、協奏曲第２番に挑む。

****1

Rune Bergmann leads a reverent Bruckner 7 in Baltimore

Cameron Kelsall, 5th November

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra dedicate their performance to former music director Yuri Temirkanov, who died last week.

***11

David Danzmayr showcases the Baltimore Symphony’s virtuosity

Phillip Nones, 22nd October

David Danzmayr delivers epic storytelling in Sibelius' First Symphony, while soprano Christine Goerke heightens the drama with powerful Barber and Menotti heroines.

****1

Black composers take center-stage in Baltimore Symphony season finale

Cameron Kelsall, 18th June

Artistic advisor James Conlon presents a triptych of works by Adolphus Hailstork, Alvin Singleton and Joel Thompson next to an edgy, ironic reading of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony.

***11

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.