Word: concerto
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After acclaimed South Korean cellist Bong-Ihn Koh ’08 finished performing Isang Yun’s cello concerto in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday night, a crowd of 30 girls surrounded his bus—but all they could do was wave good...
Although the cello concerto had originally been scheduled for the second day of the three-day festival, Yun’s widow ensured that it would be the finale on the last night...
...Friday afternoon, he led the orchestra through Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6,” a world premiere of Leon Kirchner’s “The Forbidden,” and Robert Schumann’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor” with soloist Maurizio Pollini. The program was a unique combination of romanticism and contemporary styles, united by the passion running though each of the works. The concert opened with Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6,” subtitled...
...well-balanced, its dynamics were often too strong; when the strings attempted to construct a delicate atmosphere, their sound lacked transparency. Zander gestured flamboyantly, seeming to believe he could pull more sound out with his movements.The next piece, Camille Saint-Saens’s “Piano Concerto No. 2,” featured a 13-year-old soloist, George Li, who has already toured around the world. Li’s playing was spectacular. Sitting at the bench, his feet barely reaching the pedals, he commanded the keyboard like a professional, with dazzling technical ability and power.The virtuosic...
...said that the cello concerto conveys the anguish Yun felt when he was tortured in a South Korean prison and exiled from his homeland...