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Differences such as these cast an entirely new perspective on Sunday's concert filled with classical favorites. The program consisted of Mozart's Overture to "Le nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, and his Violin Concerto in G Major, K. 216; Rossini's Overture to "L'italiana in Algeri" (The Italian Girl in Algiers), and Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36 by Beethoven. The performance was conducted by guest conductor Andrew Parrott, who has won critical acclaim for his recordings of Baroque music. However, Parrott's expertise and insight into Classical and Romantic music...

Author: By Jamie L. Jones, | Title: H&H Gives Perfect Valentine's Day Gift | 2/20/1997 | See Source »

...orchestra into the national standard-bearer both he and Wilker envision. The Kennedy Center concert hall's acoustics are extremely poor, and the orchestra's playing is not much better. The most recent program that Slatkin conducted underscored both problems. A joyless, hurried reading of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto featured the prodigy violinist Sarah Chang, 16, who cluelessly bowled her way through the war-horse, leaving Slatkin and the orchestra to catch up as best they could. The Brahms Fourth Symphony was better, benefiting from the sturdy, muscular interpretation that the new maestro favors, but it still lacked the refinement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: ORCHESTRATING A REVIVAL | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

Hahn studied at the Julliard pre-college program beginning in fifth grade, but she says she has not had the opportunity to play the violin at Harvard...

Author: By Jessica H. Fong, | Title: Five Seniors Awarded Rockefeller Fellowship | 12/17/1996 | See Source »

...left my violin at home, and my dance partners are either in Israel or doing research," Goh says. "So I have nothing to do but my thesis 'til next Friday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Ice Skating to 'The Nutcracker': Break Alternatives to Theses Abound | 12/14/1996 | See Source »

Fantasy in C Major for Violin and Piano...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Emmanuel Church Offers Sacred Music in Sacred Setting | 12/12/1996 | See Source »

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