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...three orchestras in the state" by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and it fully deserves its ranking. Directed by the dynamic Gisele Ben-Dor, this professional cooperative chamber orchestra gave an inspiring Mostly-Mozart concert at Sanders Theatre last Sunday. The concert also featured guest soloist Max Levinson '94, a Resident Tutor at Lowell House and winner of the 1997 Dublin Piano Competition. This was his only solo appearance this season in Boston...
Later came Levinson's brilliant performance of the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 (K. 466). This is one of the few Mozart concerti in a minor key. Of it, Levinson says, "I chose it because, of all the Mozart concerti I have played, it is the most challenging for me...I can't understand it in any other way than as a piece for orchestra and piano." Nevertheless, from the moment he touched the piano keys after the orchestra's brooding introduction, the audience was captivated by the beauty and sensitivity of his style. The orchestra's tone initially seemed...
...Levinson demonstrated a near-perfect understanding of the music, bringing out both its seriousness and its light-hearted and playful moments. The "Romanza" felt slightly rushed--he might have lingered a little more lovingly on the beautiful opening theme, which ended up sounding rather nervous. However, when this theme was repeated toward the end of the movement, his tempo was perfect. Likewise, the orchestra achieved a more peaceful sound appropriate for the Romanza...
Following this, the pianist launched immediately and surprisingly into the Rondo, a rollicking movement with many mood changes. Levinson exhibited a remarkable appreciation of these mood changes and an amazingly fluid technique. The orchestra performed its part admirably, fully capturing the excitement so eloquently expressed by Ben-Dor's movements on the podium...
...PLAYERS] De Niro, Hoffman, Harrelson, Heche; director Barry Levinson...