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...Eliot Chamber Orchestra gave the forth annual Rainforest Concert, to Benefit the World Wildlife Fund. The small crowd was not disappointed, as the virtuosity of the two featured soloists (Joe Lin '00 and Yuki Sekino '99) proved to be irreproachable. Lin gave the fifth Mozart Violin Concerto and, due to the inferior quality of the ensemble, was forced to take everything down a notch. Tempi lagged but, on the other hand, the winds were wonderful in the andante. John Allanbrook '99, a musical jack-of-all trades, elicited a deliberate, score--fixated performance from his musicians-perhaps not so surprising...
Schiff was the soloist for Beethoven's fourth Piano Concerto, Op. 58--technically the most challenging of five; and musically the most adventurous. Schiff is known for silky Schubert and playful Bach, and the Beethoven fit under his fingers less naturally. Although his prodigious gifts made for some hair-raising pianissimo, his playing lacked the requisite Schnabelian drive. He strove for a nearly pedal-free sound at times when more blurring would have been a relief, and he attached the first movement cadenza with all the grace of an angry farmer. The effect was wild, precipitous, unique...
Standing ovations have clearly been stripped of their meaning, since this middling concert got two. All in all, then, balance was an issue, and one would hope for more from the BSO. Perhaps pianist Maria Joao Pires will make a more favorable impression with the Mozart Concerto...
...tough choice whether to prefer Sekino's amazing dynamic control or her fabulous dress. Her rendition of the Mozart G Major Concerto began with projection problems but blossomed into a miracle of subtly shaded staccato. To be fair, Lin was better at conversing with the orchestra, but Sekino gave a more exciting performance. Where appropriate, she amplified the music to operatic dimensions...
...Schiff was the soloist for Beethoven's fourth Piano Concerto, Op. 58-technically the most challenging of five; and musically the most adventurous. Schiff is known for silky Schubert and playful Bach, and the Beethoven fit under his fingers less naturally. Although his prodigious gifts made for some hair-raising pianissimi, his playing lacked the requisite Schnabelian drive. He strove for a nearly pedal-free sound at times when more blurring would have been a relief, and he attacked the first movement cadenza with all the grace of an angry farmer. The effect was wild, precipitous, unique...