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Yannatos’ career has been similarly defined by the two paths. He has conducted the HRO since 1964, while composing a sizable catalogue of works, many of which were premiered by the HRO. While only history can tell whether Yannatos will stand the test of time as a composer, his “Cello Concerto,” which received its world premiere on the concert, was at least the work of an assured and seasoned orchestrator, with colorful and dazzling passages at every turn. Yannatos clearly understood the strengths and weaknesses of the ensemble he was writing...
After intermission, HRO president Christine L. Barron ’09 addressed the audience and recognized the graduating senior members of the orchestra. Yannatos also delivered a heartfelt speech acknowledging his appreciation of the talented student musicians on stage...
...concert opened with the brief “Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which Mendelssohn composed at the tender age of 17. The opening string passages sparkled and the HRO brass played the fanfare-like figures with unusual crispness. There were times in the piece when the playing of the low strings felt slightly heavy, but fortunately, those moments were only fleeting...
This performance by the HRO was geared towards attracting musically attuned pre-frosh, yet there were few in sight. This was a shame, because the concert was one of the strongest student performances of classical music on campus this year...
...title “Crescendo” would have been just as fitting for Friday night’s performance of “Verdi, Brahms, and Strauss” by the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) in Sanders Theatre. While the pieces played were all rife with dramatic crescendos, the show as a whole formed an overarching crescendo in both performance complexity and tone.The concert marked the second performance of HRO’s 199th season and featured three powerful pieces, one of which included twin guest performers Emily and Julia Bruskin of the well-reputed Claremont Trio. The night?...