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Cortese rounded out the night??s program with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5,” a romantic classic valued for both its grand scale and its lyrical nuance. In the first movement, a muted clarinet stated a brooding motif that was to be reintroduced frequently throughout the piece. A lilting second theme showcased the ensemble’s nuanced sense of musical line, though its dynamic palette leaned to the conservative side. The high strings led the vibrant third movement waltz with a perfect dose of rhythmic momentum, propelling...
Arriving on the coattails of one of Harvard’s longest serving music directors is a formidable challenge, to say the least, but Cortese already seems to have established a musical rapport with the orchestra—a relationship that became evident during Saturday night??s performance. Given the ensemble’s remarkable responsiveness to Cortese’s blend of unbending precision and interpretive plasticity, one can only imagine the degree of artistic cohesion HRO may realize after a few more years under Cortese’s guidance...
...computer screen, the adrenaline, and the late hour made the whole enterprise seem like a video game—with dollars as the points system. How simple it seemed. And yet, how perilous: his entire bank account gone in the time it takes most people to get a good night??s sleep...
...Could Have Danced All Night?? as made famous by Julie Andrews & Audrey Hepburn
Gandy called attention to the apparent double standard that exists in the media’s treatment of women either running for or serving in public office, with the majority of the night??s conversation focused on Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential primary elections...