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Come enjoy the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra??s renditions of Ravel’s “La Valse,” Gershwin’s “Concerto in F,” and Stravinsky’s “Petrushka.” Benjamin Zander conducts; Kevin Cole is on the piano. 7:30 p.m. Tickets from $15-$59, with $4 off for students and seniors and a discount for MTA members. For student rush, go 90 minutes early and bring $8 cash. Sanders Theater. (ECMV...
Harvard’s self-proclaimed “premier chamber orchestra?? takes the stage for yet another night of tranquilizing classical music. The program will feature pieces by Beethoven, Cooman, Ravel, Rossini. $8 Regular, $6 Students. 8 p.m. Paine Hall...
...with a rich sound and excellent dynamic interpretation throughout. Even with a star soloist on stage, the orchestra excelled as a presence and was undaunted by the difficult task that it undertook. The second movement, Larghetto, deserves special mention for Chuang’s touching melodies, supported by the orchestra??s delicate and appropriate harmonies...
...piece that showed off the orchestra??s full abilities, Haydn’s Symphonie Nr. 88 G-Dur “Letter V” was played with unique flair. Each movement displayed singular flavor and strength of distinctive interpretation. Although I was initially skeptical of the orchestra??s unusual positioning of players for this piece—violins on the outside and violas and cellos on the inside—the result was a relatively harmonic sound. The orientation of the players particularly served to showcase the orchestra??s excellent cello section, headed...
...wrote for The Crimson, reviewing the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra??s concerts with the precision of an expert; in one review, he analyzed the quality of a soloist’s intonation and criticized the orchestra for failing to “negotiate heavily scored passages, while retaining delicacy and clarity...