Bay/ASO and Jonathan Biss: Under the Influence
by Paul E. RobinsonVaughan Williams: The Lark AscendingSchumann: Piano Concerto in a minor Op. 54Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73Jessica Mathaes, violinJonathan…
Browsing: Peter Bay
Maestro Peter Bay/ASO: Heroic, Soaring Sibelius Second!
by Paul E. RobinsonMaestro Peter Bay (photo by Marita)Beethoven: Leonore No. 2 OvertureGinastera: Harp Concerto Op. 25Sibelius: Symphony No. 2Yolanda Kondonassis, harpAustin Symphony/Peter BayAustin, TexasLong…
Bronfman, Bay and the ASO Bring Austin to its Feet with Brahms!
by Paul E. RobinsonBrahms: Tragic Overture Op. 81Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Op. 20Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15Yefim Bronfman, pianoAustin Symphony…
Austin Symphony Takes Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring “Beyond the Score”
by Paul E. RobinsonStravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (the Rite of Spring)Gerard McBurney, narratorRobert Faires, actorRick Rowley, actorAustin Symphony/Peter Bay, conductorDell Hall, Long Center for the…
Nielsen Third a First for Austin, Texas
by Paul RobinsonStanton: Triple Venti LatteRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 Op. 27 “Espansiva”Jon Nakamatsu, pianoAustin Symphony OrchestraPeter Bay,…
Denyce Graves: A Superstar Survivor
by Paul E. RobinsonBerlioz: Roman Carnival OvertureRavel: ShéhérazadeLalo: Le Roi d’Ys “De tous côtés j’aperçois dans la plaine”Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila “Mon Coeur s’ouvre à ta voix”Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila “Bacchanale”Bizet: Carmen…
Bay and Austin Symphony Celebrate Virtuosity!
By Paul E. RobinsonGinastera: Variaciones concertantes Op. 23Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra M. 46Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S.125Hindemith: Symphonic…
Liszt’s 200th All Icing No Cake!
by Paul E. RobinsonNot even the greatest of composers has left the world a portfolio of only masterpieces – a case in point being Franz…
Anne Akiko Meyers Gives Austin Prokofiev with Passion!
by Paul E. Robinson It was just over a year ago that Austin music lovers last heard Anne Akiko Meyers (photo: above) in an imaginative…
Austin Symphony’s New World “Beyond the Score”
By Paul E. Robinson It is always a difficult business to “educate” the classical music audience without talking down to them on the one hand…
