On September 17th, Music from Copland House kicked off its 2011-12 season with its smash hit “Late Night with Leonard Bernstein.” The intimate program showcased the composer’s daughter, Jamie Bernstein, as she offered personal glimpses of the musical soirees her…
Review: Oliveira’s Masterful Interpretation
Elmar Oliveira,Violin Korngold: Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra Puerto Rico Symphony/Maximo Valdes October 15, 2011 “The Austro-Hungarian composer Erich W. Korngold is considered one of the ‘founders’ of cinematographic music. He emigrated to Hollywood in 1934, and [was]…
Reviews: Fain PORTALS World Premiere
WORLD PREMIERE: Symphony Space, NYC September 24, 2011 PORTALS – an full-evening multimedia musical exploration of the human longing for connection in the digital age featuring violinist Tim Fain. Composers: Philip Glass, Aaron Jay Kernis, William Bolcom, Nico Muhly,…
Review: Olivera mesmerizes and compels in Symphony Syracuse inaugural concert
Spotlighting the elegant violin artistry of Elmar Oliveira and under the direction of Stewart Robertson, Symphony Syracuse brought all the lush color of a Central New York autumn into the auditorium for a vibrant performance. Oliveira mesmerized the audience on…
Review: Jalbert’s “Visual Abstracts” possesses interesting timbres and a sense of cohesion
“An American Perspective” October 22, 2011 Contemporary Directions Ensemble/Christopher James Lee University of Michigan The second half of the concert was…no less potent, than the first. It began with Visual Abstract (2002), by Pierre Jalbert, a former professor of mine…
Review: Kernis work finds rich echo in Bach, “Concerto with Echoes” Minnesota Orchestra
Premiered in 2009, the three-movement “Concerto with Echoes” was commissioned by…[the] Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as part of a project to create companion pieces for each of Bach’s six “Brandenburg” concertos. In choosing the last of the set, which derives distinctive…