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Cortese rounded out the night’s program with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky??s “Symphony No. 5,” a romantic classic valued for both its grand scale and its lyrical nuance. In the first movement, a muted clarinet stated a brooding motif that was to be reintroduced frequently throughout the piece. A lilting second theme showcased the ensemble’s nuanced sense of musical line, though its dynamic palette leaned to the conservative side. The high strings led the vibrant third movement waltz with a perfect dose of rhythmic momentum, propelling...
Lowell House’s newly molded Russian bells rang in their inaugural performance of Tchaikovsky??s 1812 Overture—a piece that explicitly called for Russian bells—on Sunday. The Danilov bells—which preceded the current set—were donated to Harvard by an American industrialist Charles R. Crane in 1930. They narrowly escaped the fate of most other Russian bells that were, at the time, being destroyed by Stalin’s regime. They were returned in 2008 to their original home, the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, after many years...
...with the New York City Ballet, upon retiring he pursued both public and artistic administration. Woetzel lightheartedly led the gathered congregation in the famous opening passage of George Balanchine’s ballet “Serenade.” Woetzel explained Balanchine had set the ballet, accompanied by Tchaikovsky??s glorious “Serenade in C Major,” on 17 novice ballet students.The program called Woetzel’s segment a “balletic invocation of Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” which states that...
...revealing a stage that at first glance did in fact resemble the interior of a diamond; a pale blue backdrop contrasted with the white-gold curtains, setting the scene for female dancers dressed entirely in white. “Diamonds” is danced to the quintessential Russian composer Tchaikovsky??s “Symphony No. 3.” The dance is in the classical Russian style, with much promenading and magnificence. The piece seemed to offer a glimpse into the interior of Balanchine’s mind, with its symmetry and playfulness. “Jewels?...
...light touch of the vivace con spirito recalls that of Tchaikovsky??s “Swan Lake,” but the orchestra erred on the heavy side, sometimes bogging down the music lines. Overall, Kuerti paced the orchestra well throughout the work for a clean performance...