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...Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), the orchestra demonstrated their facility with a range of musical styles. Music Director Aram V. Demirjian ’08 proved himself to be an excellent conductor, beyond his archetypal shock of hair—think Seji Ozawa—with his confident and expressive leadership. Flanked by a full string section, two oboes and a bassoon, the harpsichord—unusual at Harvard concerts—added elegant color to the Bach Suite. From the Overture...
...last Tuesday in Sanders Theatre. Ma dropped his role as emcee during the last piece, and joined in on his cello. The ensemble played again Wednesday night at Club Passim in Harvard Square. The rehearsal was an informal affair. Ma and Kirby joked onstage with Dr. James Yannatos, the conductor of HRO, and conversed with both the audience and musicians. In the middle of the opening piece, Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto, soloist Jonathan Gandelsman took the classic work in an entirely surprising direction. Instead of playing a traditional cadenza, Gandelsman switched to a distinctly Chinese theme. Playing...
...Bernstein Festival Chorus, as well as Yoshitaka Yamamoto ’08 on masterful organ and Carrie E. Andersen ’08 on percussion, “Kaddish” revealed the power of Bernstein’s music and left the audience stunned.The intensity continued as able conductor Judith Clurman led the Chorus through selections from the “Chichester Psalms.” These diverse pieces featured young William Patrick Endicott as a boy soloist, adding pristine notes to the chilling harmony of the Chorus. The psalms went from peaceful to fierce, demonstrating Bernstein?...
Harvard’s Office for the Arts (OFA) kicked off its festival honoring acclaimed composer, conductor, and musician Leonard Bernstein ’39 last Thursday evening in Paine Hall with a concert featuring student performers. The concert explored the musical influences from Bernstein’s youth and time at Harvard during the first half, and continued demonstrating the presence of these influences in Bernstein’s own works in the latter half of the performance. It was a fitting retrospective on Bernstein’s early development as a musician as well as a remarkable display...
...perform in Pyongyang with the South Korean conductor Chung Myung-Whun, who will also not be participating, wrote in an e-mail that he is "utterly disappointed" that he will not be performing in the concert commemorating the 89th birthday of the late Korean composer, Isang...