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...adulation and emulation pressure the Duchesnays to produce something ) newer still. And that, as they well know, is a risky venture. A year ago at the European championships in Sofia, they gambled on an abstract program titled Reflections. Skated to pianist George Winston's New Age music, the program bombed with a few judges and many spectators. After a disappointing second-place finish, the duo hastily prepared a new four-minute program in time for the 1991 world championships, just six weeks away. With choreographic inspiration and direction from Christopher Dean -- whom Isabelle married in May -- the Duchesnays prepared...
...EVGENY KISSIN: CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT CONCERT (RCA, 2 CDs). For once, a Russian pianist who deserved all his pre-debut hype. In September 1990, before the toughest audience in the world, Kissin, then 18, wowed 'em with Schumann, Prokofiev, Liszt and Chopin...
...EVGENY KISSIN: CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT CONCERT (RCA, 2 CDs). For once, a Russian pianist who deserved all his pre-debut hype. In September 1990, before the toughest audience in the world, Kissin, then 18, wowed 'em with Schumann, Prokofiev, Liszt and Chopin...
MARCUS ROBERTS: PRAYER FOR PEACE (RCA/Novus). This terrific young jazz pianist doesn't do things the easy way. He performs 14 seasonal songs, ranging from the shimmering Silver Bells to a Tatum-tinged Auld Lang Syne, with due reverence for both tradition and experimentation. Music appropriate for either a Christmas Eve service or a secular late-night eggnog...
Boston Symphony Orchestra--with conductor Seiji Ozawa and pianist Maria Tipo performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 and Strauss's "An Alpine Symphony." in Boston's Symphony Hall. Thursday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 a.m. (open rehearsal) and 8 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. For tickets and ticket information call Symphony Charge...