“…I’ll wear the greatest gown ever…” So noted violist Cynthia Phelps, when Laurence Vittes of Strings Magazine asked her how she’d handle being in New York’s intense classical-music spotlight when she premiered Julia Adolph’s Viola Concerto with the New York…
Mark Stryker of The Detroit Free Press attended the world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’ Flute Concerto, written for soloist Marina Piccinini and premiered by Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony. Stryker wrote, “Kernis’ Flute Concerto proved to be a corker…It’s…
“Aaron Jay Kernis has composed a big and entertaining work, which has a lot to say….” That’s what Richard Fairman of The Financial Times wrote when he attended the UK premiere of Kernis’ Flute Concerto, which featured soloist Marina Piccinini…
When Cynthia Phelps premiered Julia Adolphe’s viola concerto “Unearth, Release” with the New York Philharmonic, Alex Ross of The New Yorker met with Adolphe to chat about how she studied Phelps’ sound.while creating her new concerto. Read more of their conversation…
New Release! “Secret Alchemy” from Copland House, and Joshua Kosman of The San Francisco Chronicle talks about Pierre Jalbert’s music. “Pierre Jalbert writes music of considerable elegance, but not even that knowledge was enough to prepare me for the breathtaking…
Thomas May, of Memeteria attended the US premiere of Aaron Kernis’ new Violin Concerto. He wrote, “In last night’s Seattle Symphony concert led by Ludovic Morlot, James Ehnes introduced a brand-new violin concerto written for him by one of today’s…
On March 17, Seattle Symphony premiered Aaron Jay Kernis’ Violin Concerto with guest soloist James Ehnes performing the stamina-challenging work. Melinda Bargreen of observed, “…Lengthy, complex and assertive, the new concerto demands almost superhuman agility and stamina of the soloist…