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...first piece of the evening, Chopin??s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, featured the HRO concerto competition winner and internationally distinguished pianist Kenric Tam ’12. With the orchestra’s bold opening and the emergence of the lyrical second theme, beautifully introduced by flautist Irineo C. Cabreros ’13, Tam took to the stage with breathtaking expression. Though the orchestra’s complementation of his performance was not perfect at times, Tam displayed a uniquely sensitive and heart wrenching interpretation of Chopin??s first piano concerto. Especially...
...moment before the second piece, Music for Orchestra II, to commemorate its composer Leon Kirchner. Kirchner, who passed away last September, was a professor in the music department from 1961 to 1991 and conducted Harvard musicians and orchestras around the world. Though far removed from the romantic lyricism of Chopin??s Piano Concerto No.1, Music for Orchestra II was distinguished in its own right. The fiery piece united the strength of brass, percussion, and the raw chords of the strings, echoing the music of Stravinsky and Schoenberg. The piece was a worthy tribute to Kirchner, who Cortese said...
...which became an amalgam of musical reflections under Lang’s touch, proved that while Lang sometimes employs frivolous shows of technique to draw in his audience, the thought and soul within his playing truly captivates listeners. With the crowd already coming to its feet, Lang jumped into Chopin??s “Heroique” Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat Major, his final number. The treacherous double thirds at the beginning were no obstacle to the pianist, who zipped through the chromatic introduction to settle into the stately main theme. In the military march, accented...
...Albright.In response to the audience’s raving applause, Albright performed two encores, both of which fit his unassuming nature perfectly. First, he performed a cute variation on “Ten Thousand Men of Harvard” that he composed himself, and, after more applause, he performed Chopin??s Étude Op. 25, No. 2.The most disappointing part of the night by far was the performance of the brass section. Nearly every time a brass instrument made a sound, the interruption would break dirsuptively through the strings and woodwinds. Perhaps this problem can be partly...
...said he chose to play Chopin??s “Cello Sonata” because “that piece is really just packed with emotions...