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Tag Archives: Denis Matsuev
West Side Story, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances a Draw for Audience
There are many who will argue which is the greatest love song of all time, and they will all be correct of their own merit. I will join that argument and say that “Somewhere”* from West Side Story is probably … Continue reading
Posted in Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Reviews
Tagged Alisa Weilerstein, Anthony McKay, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chee-Yun, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Danielle Pastin, David Coucheron, Denis Matsuev, Dies Irae, Donizetti, Fabio Mechetti, Gil Shaham, Helene Grimaud, Houston Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, James Flora, Jennifer Frautschi, Jeremy Denk, Jim Bryant, Karita Mattila, Leonard Bernstein, Mambo, Maria, Marni Nixon, Mitsuko Uchida, Natalie Wood, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Radu Lupu, Reri Grist, Richard Beymer, Ryan Melia, San Francisco Symphony, Sara Trapnell, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Somewhere, Symphonic Dances, The Elixer of Love, The Philadelphia Orchestra, West Side Story
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Tchaikovsky’s Endearing First Piano Concerto
Most great artists are acutely misunderstood. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was no exception to this belief. When he composed his Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23, the pianist he had hoped to impress, Nicolai Grigorevich Rubinstein, gave … Continue reading
Posted in Composers, Concert Schedule
Tagged 1812 Overture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Denis Matsuev, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fantasy Overture, Hans Guido von Bulow, Lang Lang, Liang Wang, Lisa Kim, Marc Ginsberg, Michelle Kim, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Nicolai Grigorevich Rubinstein, Olga Kern, Philip Myers, Philip Smith, Piano Concerto no. 1, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Roemo and Juliet, San Francisco Symphony, Sheryl Staples, Stephen Hough, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Violin Concerto in D, Yefim Bronfman, Yundi Li
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