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...concluded the night with a performance of Tchaikovsky??s “Manfred Symphony Op. 58,” a work inspired by the poem by English Romantic writer Lord Byron. The lush sound of the orchestra and driving pulse of the four movements created a stronger sense of cohesion in the piece than in the Brahms...
...oldest and most celebrated symphonies in the United States. In celebration of the anniversary, James Levine, the BSO’s Music Director since 2003, has commissioned several works to world premiere with the BSO. On Friday afternoon, he led the orchestra through Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky??s “Symphony No. 6,” a world premiere of Leon Kirchner’s “The Forbidden,” and Robert Schumann’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor” with soloist Maurizio Pollini. The program was a unique...
...Kovalevska’s debut with the Boston Symphony. Attired in a dark-colored floor-length dress that was scintillating under the bright stage lights, Kovalevska strode gracefully to the left of the podium and nodded slightly to Levine before he struck the downbeat of the Letter Scene from Tchaikovsky??s opera, “Eugene Onegin.” The young artist’s first entrance thirty seconds into the strings’ introductory tremolo was rather shaky, as if she had been caught off-guard. Although the orchestra tended to overpower her voice at times...
...their own members, as well as two guests: composer Elizabeth C. Lim ’08 and pianist Charlie Albright ’11. Music director Aram Demirjian ’08 led the orchestra with great poise, but Albright stole the show when he led the orchestra through Tchaikovsky??s “Piano Concerto No. 1”—a notoriously difficult piece—with great polish and professionalism. The evening began with Igor Stravinsky’s “Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra,” which showcased...
...sequences with Clara (Gelsey Kirkland) and her Nutcracker Prince (Baryshnikov). Just don’t expect to see the traditional roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy or Mother Ginger; Baryshnikov cut them out to give himself and Kirkland more dance time. TAKE A SHOT... 1. Each time you recognize Tchaikovsky??s score and think: “Oh THAT’S where this music is from!” 2. Whenever the dancers do something that you cannot. Two shots if you really wish you could. (More alcohol makes anything possible!) 3. Each time the mystical Herr...