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STRAVINSKY, COPLAND, & TCHAIKOVSKY Location: Sanders Theatre Date: Oct. 29 Presented by: The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra...
...performance that Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) President James F. Collins ’07 declared would open HRO’s 198th season, the orchestra ably maintained its tradition of musical excellence garnering three standing ovations...
...evening’s program included an oration by Dean of the Harvard College Benedict H. Gross ’71 and a showcase of the virtuoso skill of piano soloist Wei-Jen Yuan ’06, before finally allowing the orchestra to come into their own. Under the direction of Dr. James Yannatos, the HRO passionately performed popular but stylistically diverse orchestra favorites, including Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1,” and Igor Stravinsky?...
...true highlight of the evening came later, in Yuan’s expert performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1.” Winner of the 2005 HRO Concerto Competition, Yuan played not only emotionally and intensely, but also interacted well with the orchestra as a whole. Yuan most successfully complemented the orchestra’s music during the many cadenzas, when his improvised flourishes fully showcased his talent...
...their technically difficult closing piece, “The Rite of Spring” (known to most audience’s for its inclusion in Disney’s “Fantasia), the orchestra was finally given center stage to demonstrate its strong skills, independent of individual performers. The full orchestra ably captured the dramatic and frenzied mood of the piece. Of special note were the moving opening solo by bassoonist David L. Richmond ’06 and the resounding performance by the brass section, which effectively redeemed the section after their slightly pinched sound in their opening...