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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...
...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?...
Freshmen who brought their parents to Friday evening’s concert in Sanders Theatre—hoping for a stimulating diversion from the stress of midterms and papers—were surely not disappointed.In the magnificent premiere of their 199th season, Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO), with Music Director James Yannatos conducting, played music linked by the recurring themes of conflict and tragedy. The talents of the members of the orchestra were showcased as the concert featured the intricate rhythms of works by Hsueh-Yung Shen ’73, Sergey Prokofiev, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.The evening performance opened with...
...Silk Road Project—founded and directed by Yo-Yo Ma ’76—each piece of music was far more beautiful than any drunken reel or inebriated burst of song. The Silk Road Ensemble held an open rehearsal with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO), hosted by Geisinger Professor of History William C. Kirby 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...