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...sweatshirts a joy to wear. But it’s more than the shirt’s fuzzy warmth that makes it cozy. This is no ordinary Harvard sweatshirt. It’s an HRO hoodie, and in wearing it, I affirm my complicated love for the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra...
After months of playing both types of music, I realized it was a charade to go on with classical. During a teary and emotional contretemps with Antonia Brico, my piano teacher and the orchestra's conductor, I told her I was giving up piano classes and classical music altogether. It was big, because I'd been playing piano for 11 years then, and I loved classical music. "Little Judy, you've got it," she said, heartbroken, as she tried to change my mind. "You could be something." But I knew my future was in folk music...
Bach Society Orchestra...
...Bach Society Orchestra kicked off its first performance of the season Friday night with the highly experimental “Moz-Art à la Haydn” by Alfred Schnittke. While the piece’s eerie qualities were fitting for the concert’s Halloween date, the reduced ensemble did not seem fully at ease with this foray onto new ground. The piece—designed to be as much for visual as for aural effect—began with discordant melodies played on a dark stage, then evolved into fragments of Mozart and Haydn themes coupled...
...highlight of the evening was Chopin’s KlavierKonzert Nr. 2, which featured guest artist Ya-Fei Chuang on piano. Chuang, who has appeared with various American and European orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, lived up to her reputation with her sensitive interpretations. Chuang’s musicality was evident in her perceptive, pristine playing that sang with an exquisite sense of melody and insightful interpretation. Onstage, Chuang was musical even when not playing, as her body swayed and danced with the orchestral accompaniment. The BachSoc really came through in this piece with a rich sound and excellent...