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Gergiev's charisma
(c) Bernard Holland, NYT
Kirov Orchestra - Carnegie Hall info
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage (Seating Chart)
Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 8 PM
Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor
GLINKA Act I of Ruslan and Ludmilla
STRAVINSKY Le sacre du printemps
Encores:
LIADOV Baba-Yaga
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV "Dance of the Tumblers" from The Snow Maiden
Although too busy and nobody to go together, I attended this concert after strong recommendations of Maestro Baek and Agent Oh and it was great, great and great. Russian may have fierce pride in their culture which I already felt at Prokofiev concert performed by St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra this season. Honestly, Glinka was not good since it was an uncomprehending opera. However, Stravinky was absolutely dominant. Without a conductor's small stage Gergiev conducted while jumping around on floor with same height of other players and it was a savage instinct different with Gustavo 'animal' Dudamel. I'm just wondering which other orchestra and conductor could give us this amount of strong impression in this piece of music.
I felt shame at myself who thought Kirov orchestra was just a bonus ticket among Vienna Phil, Berlin Phil, and St. Petersburg orchestra when I reserved a season ticket of Carnegie hall. Kirov founded in 18th century at St. Peterburg in the center of (east) Europe. Next season concert is Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, which is a 'bonus concert', and I'm already deadly looking for.
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Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
Lincoln Center Rose Theater
Sunday November 4, 2007
HAYDN, Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI.32 (c.1776)
CHOPIN, Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 (1844)
DEBUSSY, Préludes, Book II (1913)
Hamelin is one of my favorite pianist since his recital at LG art center, Seoul, 2004. I love his virtuosic play style. He showed his own fantastic play again. Especially, the last piece composed by Debussy might be unavailable except Hamelin. The second Encore was something like "sir, forget your horse", and a horse and men went back and forth on the keyboard.
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St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Yuri Temirkanov, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Julia Fischer, Violin
MOZART - Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto
PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 5
Encores:
BACH - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Andante from Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015 (played by Ms. Fischer before intermission)
ELGAR - Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Classical music is my resting place these days. Prokofiev No.5 started uncommonly, the second movement was absorbing. It was the first time that I felt like this in classical music. I thought Russians felt enormously proud of themselves. However, they performed extraordinary piece of music using unusual composition and sound, there wasn't a deep touching. The guest violinist was awesome and showed self-confidence.
I always thought "when can I know the Encore?" and it was the day. Although quite famous, it was a wonderful moment.
NYT music review: Figaro Gets a Gaudy Russian Tattoo
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I recently read following articles by chance.
Venezuela youths transformed by music By Jens Erik Gould
and, similar article in Korean.
You must read those article. It's a really impressive and touching story about social, educational, and music changes in Venezuela. Thankfully, the young conductor Dudamel and the orchestra had two concerts in Carnegie Hall last week.
Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2 PM
BERLIOZ Le Carnaval romain Overture
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2
BERNSTEIN Mambo from West Side Story
GINASTERA Malambo from Estancia
Encore:
CHOPIN Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 (played by Mr. Ax just before intermission)
Monday, November 12, 2007 at 8 PM
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 ( conducted by Sir Simon Rattle )
Encore:
BERNSTEIN Mambo from West Side Story ( " )
Concerts were my best concert ever. Maestro Dudamel was enjoying the music itself with all his friends as well as masters. I couldn't say the sound was perfect but passion of the orchestra was very touching sight to see. Especially the Latin american music pieces with Venezuelian clothes were astonishing. love Venezuela, love Dudamel, love NY.
Here is NYT review:
A Young Orchestra Led by a Youthful Major Player
Youth Handles the Serving, in Large, Robust Portions
And more article from Carnegie Hall.
You can listen two recordings through rhapsody.com (only in US)
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August 11, 2007
five hours and half wait in the early morning
nature
upside down
squirrel
moving flutist next to the line
five.five hours
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Lang Lang Daniel Barenboim
(c) photos from carnegiehall.org
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor
Lang Lang, Piano
BARTÓK Four Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 12
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
Encores:
SCHUBERT Marche militaire in D Major, D.733, No. 1 (played by Lang Lang and Daniel Barenboim just before intermission)
J. STRAUSS Pizzicato Polka
http://carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_6325.html?selecteddate=03032007
Last Saturday, I attended to a concert that I never forget forever. When I purchased tickets for 06-07 season of Carnegie Hall, this concert was one of the highest priority one as it's combination of Vienna Phil, Barenboim, Lang Lang and Bartok.
Although the only piece I've already heard was Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abaddo and Maurizio Pollini, I practiced Bartok's piano scores and loved his music, so I couldn't wait this concert.
Lang Lang showed an aggressive and lunatic performance while the orchestra backed him up with a feminine and soft move. I love Pollini but Lang Lang's insane as well as powerful play was better for my taste. I would like to say that Lang Lang is a must-see pianist at present.
The first Encores of the day was played by Lang Lang and Barenboim who is also a famous pianist. It might be a good way to show respect to a master, but I wanted for Lang Lang's short piece instead. The last Encores was also somewhat disappointed because of very strange formation of the previous piece of music. I'm looking forward to see a NYT's music review.
I am so happy with the memory of the day. I'm living in a fantasy of the day so I couldn't get started with my work.
NYT's music review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/arts/music/06bare.html?ref=music
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Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
All-Beethoven Program, Part I
Sun, January 28, 2007 2:00pm
Alice Tully Hall, Broadway at 65th st.
(Side: Left, Tier: Orch, Door: U-Z, Row: X, Seat 107)
Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ("Pathetique")
Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22
Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata")
Encore: Nocturne, Chopin
Before the beginning of the 2006-7 season, my friend majoring piano at Eastman recommended me only three classical music concerts at Lincoln Center: Garrick Ohlsson 1/28, Murray Perahia 3/25 and Midori 4/24.
Since I've only heard the name of Midori and I was not so interested about her recital, I didn't buy any tickets of Lincoln Center concerts. However, I just barely escape making a big mistake.
Ohlsson performed four Beethoven piano sonatas including No. 8, 6 and 23 which were accustomed even for me. It seemed that he had his own distinctive style, moreover, I felt his styles of each sonata were slightly different. He smoothly but sometimes fiercely changed playing paces especially in No. 8.
Because he didn't make any movement in his body but only mechanical-ish-ly touch keys, his playing reminded me a robot in a movie, 'Ghost in the shell', I mean that he looked like a robot of playing a piano. That might be my lack of knowledge and sensitivity of music.
While I was searching about today's recital, I found that the Lincoln Center have started a subscription ticket selling of 2007-8 season concert. I'm interested in Virtuoso Recitals in that a recital of Marc-André Hamelin. Hamelin's concert in Seoul several years ago was absolutely awesome so that I can't imagine I'm not attending the performance. But I'm not sure a pre-purchasing is a better choice rather than a student rush ticket which is usually a half price.
Anyway, I'm considering to go Ohlsson's concert on Feb 25th and Apr 1st.
Music Review by New York Times
@ A praise by the Boston Globe: "Extraordinary in force, momentum, and in detail."
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