Jaap van Zweden signals new rituals for the Philharmonic

By Jennifer Gersten, 22 September 2018

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“a war waged on hobby-horses with triumphant winds as spectators”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 20 September 2018

Fure, Filament

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major

Debussy, Images, Set 1 no. 1: Reflets dans l'eau, for piano

Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

New York Philharmonic

Jaap van Zweden, Conductor

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Rebekah Heller, Bassoon

Nate Wooley, Trumpet

Brandon Lopez, Double Bass

Constellation Chor

Semyon Bychkov conducts a triumphant New York Phil season finale

Susan Stempleski, 4th June

The Soviet-born American conductor delivers a robust account of Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony in the final program of the Philharmonic’s subscription season.

****1

Elim Chan takes the New York Philharmonic to the ball

Susan Stempleski, 27th May

The Hong Kong-born conductor conducts a masterful performance of selections from Prokofiev’s Cinderella and Philharmonic Principal Carter Brey bids farewell in Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto.

****1

Memorable Mendelssohn from Marek Janowski and the New York Phil

Susan Stempleski, 21st May

Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin plays Haydn before the esteemed German maestro conducts a vibrant Scottish Symphony.

****1

Barbara Hannigan makes a powerful connection in La Voix humaine

Thomas May, 23rd April

The Canadian soprano and conductor fuses live performance and video in a taut, volatile account of Poulenc’s punch-packing monodrama with the New York Philharmonic, sharing the bill with Strauss’ valedictory Metamorphosen.

****1

A vocally perplexing economics assignment from David Lang

No’a L. bat Miri, 19th March

The New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel deliver the world premiere of Lang's The wealth of nations, inspired by Adam Smith's famous treatise.

***11

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Cameron Kelsall, 1st March

John Williams put butts in seats with the New York debut of his Piano Concerto, but the NY Phil's first performances of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Symphony no. 5 stole the show.

****1

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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.

Jaap van Zweden signals new rituals for the New York Philharmonic