The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is performing Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy. It is an audio/visual presentation including lights and videos from popular Final Fantasy sequences. The concert will be at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Saturday June 27 at 8:00pm.
Archive for June, 2009
Lorin Maazel to Conduct His “Farewells” & Sibelius 2
Lorin Maazel will continue his final string of performances with the New York Philharmonic by conducting his own works, Monaco Fanfares, and Farewells, followed by Sibelius’s 2nd Symphony—”arguably his most popular,” says Maazel.
In a video on nyphil.org, Maazel describes his love for Sibelius’s symphonies, and remarks that he did not grow to love the works until he heard Sibelius’s 7th symphony performed by the Berlin Philharmonic.
The performances are tonight, June 18, and Saturday June 20. Click for the video on nyphil.org
Free For All At Town Hall
Presents Emerson String Quartet on Sunday June 21 at 5pm—located of course at Town Hall NY, NY.
Remembering Stravinsky
Today marks the 127th year since Igor Stravinsky’s birth. He brought originality and professionalism to contemporary music, and sparked a distinctive style that has influenced many composers who followed him. While he was indeed a prolific composer, he is most recognized for his monumental works like Firebird, and Le Sacre du Printems (The Rite of Spring). One of my favorite pieces is the Suite Italienne. Perhaps, along with some cake, we can all listen to a Stravinsky work we’ve never heard before to help celebrate. And if you have in fact heard them all, then you didn’t need me to remind you it was his birthday.
Hilary Hahn Rocks New York
Probably Tired After
New York, NY — Hilary Hahn played an elegant yet cerebral set of works by Ysaye, Ives, Brahms, and Bartok at Town Hall in New York City on Sunday June 14, 2009. The concert was part of the Free For All at Town Hall concert series; a free concert series sponsored by various patrons and organized by Twin Lions, Inc.
Ms. Hahn opened with the Ysaye Solo Sonata No. 4—the fourth in a set of six sonatas composed by the Belgian composer Eugene Ysaye. Modeled after the famed six sonatas and partitas written by J.S. Bach, the Ysaye sonatas maximize the versatility of the violin itself, and tax the ability of the performer in both technique and musicianship.
Hahn demonstrated her command over her instrument by delivering a compelling and technically commendable performance. Wielding her signature clear tone, Hahn treated every note with tenderness—from its beginning to its end. In fact, the one time an incoming landing appeared it might bounce, she placed the bow with the same precision that graced the whole performance.
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Performance At Town Hall
Hilary Hahn will play the violin at New York town hall this Sunday, June 14, 2009.
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Some Fine Tuning Still Instrumental in its Performance
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