Concert Review | Subtle Brahms and Thrilling Tchaikovsky with the TSO
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s May 10th concert featured two stalwarts of the Classical canon: Brahms’ grand Violin Concerto in D Major and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
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Lebrecht Weekly | Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
In half a century of making records, Songs of Fate is Kremer’s most personal release – an austere and uplifting record imbued with humanity and idealism.
Concert Review | Hermitage Piano Trio: A Powerhouse Ensemble With Supple Intensity
A much-deserved credit to the LMMC’s choice in this season’s guest artists, Montreal should hope to hear Hermitage Piano Trio back in our enchanting wintry city in the years to come.
Concert Review | Onegin: A Perfect Score, the Briskin Way
The whole performance was a marked by the connection between music and dance, musicians and dancers. Maestro David Briskin’s interpretation successfully drew the beauty of melodic motifs out of the score, and onto the stage.
Music Is My Dance Partner
For a dancer, music is far more than just an ordered collection of notes: it’s the very heartbeat of a performance.
Conductor David Briskin on the National Ballet’s Eugene Onegin
David Briskin’s remarkable leadership in the world of ballet has made him a bridge builder—forging relationships and respect, wordlessly, using only music and gesture.
CD Review | Martha Argerich Live/ Volumes 13-17 (Doremi Records, 2023)
Martha Argerich Live/ Volumes 13-17 Martha Argerich, piano DOREMI DHR-8201-12 For many years now, Jacob Harnoy has been producing a remarkable series of live Martha…
Kerson Leong: Inspiration, Balance, and Connection
If you go to Canadian violinist Kerson Leong’s Facebook page, you will see a short video of Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The video…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Franz Schmidt – 4th symphony, &c. (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has issued an oblong boxed set of its inaugural concerts with music director Kirill Petrenko. The new chief’s performances of Tchaikovsky’s…
“The Mighty Russians: Part II”
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major Op. 75* Tchaikovsky arr. Stravinsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act 3 – “Bluebird Pas de deux” Prokofiev:…
