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...Levine bursting through the upstage door to properly get their attention. With a red face and a shock of gray hair, the elated four-year Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) veteran hitched up one pant leg, propped himself up on a stool, and struck up a promising beginning to the Orchestra??s 127th season...
Though the Last Minute Orchestra??s annual appearance at Lowell House may be a tradition, their performance is anything but traditional. Singers and instrumentalists will convene in the Lowell House courtyard for the first time at 2 p.m. before their May 6 performance of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” and sound the first notes only one hour later. In place of the usual firing of cannons, the group opts for exploding hydrogen balloons, and kazoos fill in for any missing instruments. Lowell House’s famous Russian bells also figure...
Since receiving a tiny violin as a birthday present when he was four years old, Stefan P. Jackiw ’07 has come a long way. Not only has he been a featured soloist with countless orchestras—from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra??but he is also about to make his debut this summer with the prestigious New York Philharmonic. With these impressive accomplishments under his belt, Jackiw was an easy choice for the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. The award recognizes exceptional artistic talent and is sponsored...
Despite the strengths of the performers, the difficulty of the brand-new piece and the orchestra??s unfamiliarity with it led Haimovitz to go out of sync with the ensemble, causing Yannatos to stop and restart the piece twice during the third movement...
...However, there are several voices that rise above the orchestra??s often-overpowering volume. Woolf, as Sophie, nearly steals the show with her spectacular voice. Demonstrating outstanding vocal command as well as impeccable breath control, Woolf hits each note and expresses each phrase with purpose and ease, catering to the simplicity in Sophie’s character for which the score calls. Her vocal quality becomes increasingly stunning as she climbs the octaves. Woolf’s acting is also impressive, particularly in her interactions with the rest of the cast...