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...director since 1964.The performance opened with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Overture to La Forza del Destino,” an opera that follows the story of two clandestine paramours. The overture foreshadows the impending tragedy with a dark, surging theme which was gradually accelerated by Yannatos?? conducting. The string section showcased impressive prowess in swells and plucky staccatos. The dramatic finale, however, which was punctuated with brass and cymbal crashes, was slightly muddled. Still, the piece effectively conveyed the opera’s fateful tone and segued appropriately to increasingly dramatic performances. The second...
Conductor James Yannatos leads the HRO in a performance of Ravel Daphnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2) and Brahms Symphony No. 4. Also featured will be the world premiere of Yannatos?? own Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, featuring soloist Joseph Lin ’04. Tickets $10/$8/$6 for students (HBO). 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre...
According to Yannatos, a fluid linear progression is essential to the success of any musical piece. In order to find that progression, Yannatos tries to extrapolate the human elements of music. He tries to give music “a human face.” Yannatos??s uncovering of music has been greatly affected by his accents in HRO as well as the students in his classes. “Being in the university, there are these very bright and talented people who do a variety of things. That is in many ways awesome...
...Yannatos??s most ambitious composing endeavors, his Trinity Mass, which won the Artists Foundation Award in 1988, premiered with the HRO and Harvard choral groups just two years previous. In many ways, he is tied inextricably to the success of his students, strengthening his sensitivity to the way his music flows from paper to performance...
Kicking off Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra music director James Yannatos?? 40th year at Harvard is this spectacular concert featuring works by two legendary heavyweights of classical music, Dmitri Shostakovich and Ludwig von Beethoven. Yannatos conducts this majestic evening of top-notch music. Tickets $8-16, student $6-10. 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre...