Word: concerted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Upon entering the beautiful Symphony Hall, with its Grecian figurines gracing the walls and Beethoven's name inscribed in gold above the stage, one is always prepared for an impressive concert. And the Boston Symphony Orchestra does not disappoint -- its all-Berlioz concert was truly enjoyable. The orchestra performed three of Hector Berlioz's less known works: the Waverly overture (1827), La Mort d'Orphee (1827) and Te Deum...
...Johanna Hill Simpson, and organist James David Christie joined in the Te Deum for a sweeping, magnificent performance. Mr. Christie's skillful organ playing added a lovely tone to the entire work. The children's choir was adorable, and sang with great enthusiasm. Overall, this was an excellent concert, and kudos go to all musicians involved in bringing Berlioz's music to life...
...Slatkin will need more than patriotism to transform his new orchestra into the national standard-bearer both he and Wilker envision. The Kennedy Center concert hall's acoustics are extremely poor, and the orchestra's playing is not much better. The most recent program that Slatkin conducted underscored both problems. A joyless, hurried reading of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto featured the prodigy violinist Sarah Chang, 16, who cluelessly bowled her way through the war-horse, leaving Slatkin and the orchestra to catch up as best they could. The Brahms Fourth Symphony was better, benefiting from the sturdy, muscular interpretation that...
...committed to being an active spokesman for the arts in the capital. He acts as host of a weekly show on the local classical radio station, has taken the orchestra to area churches and, most unusual for a big-name conductor, has been handling many of the children's concert's himself rather than assigning them to an assistant. "I think it is crucial that the message to the young people comes from the person in charge of the organization," he says. Privately, he is lobbying Hillary Rodham Clinton on behalf of all American cultural institutions. "She's very interested...
...priority for both men is improving the performing environment for their companies. Later this month, the Kennedy Center concert hall will close for extensive acoustic renovations, to reopen in the fall. As for the opera, it plans to move out of the Kennedy Center entirely. Thanks to an $18 million gift from Mrs. Eugene B. Casey, chairman of the board, the company has acquired the old Woodward & Lothrop department store in downtown Washington. After some political wrangling, including a videotaped deposition from Domingo, the city approved a zoning variance so that the store could be converted into an opera house...