Word: soloist
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...seems poised to be a major star of the future. American Ballet Theatre's Paloma Herrera, only 19, commands the stage in every bold, joyous performance she gives. And at the New York City Ballet, two relative beginners, Jenifer Ringer, 21, and Miranda Weese, 20, both just promoted to soloist rank, are darting through the difficult repertory and making it sizzle...
...played along modestly in the tuttis as a soloist from the Classical era would. His entrances were marked by exceptionally clear double-stops, and his performance was technically close to perfect. Though his tone lacked some of the strength of the century's great violinists, Lin added just the right amount of time and accentuation to his playing. His level of expressiveness, while it sometimes falls short in concerti by late Romantics like Sibelius and Saint-Saens, matches the temper of Classical works precisely...
...Martin, from 1944-45, launched the audience on a much more fulfilling journey. Its orchestration demands two separate string orchestras, harp, harpsichord and--completing the progression--piano. Currier House tutor and renowned local soloist Randall Hodgkinson joined the orchestra on piano along with the exquisite harp of Elizabeth Remy...
Haitink, who had been conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam for more than twenty years, led the BSO in a performance of the Prelude to the First Act of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg, the Sibelius Violin Concerto, and Brahms' First Symphony. Kremer joined the orchestra as soloist in the concerto...
...last movement, Kremer's articulations gained still more grace than in the previous two. His strong rendering of the famous passage on the E string reflected true mastery of the instrument. The balance between the soloist and orchestra towards the end of the piece was impeccable; Haitink and Kremer returned to the stage for numerous standing ovations...