Conductor Jane Glover led the Aspen Festival Orchestra to its best showing yet this summer, drawing out details in the Beethoven Violin Concerto and making the Dvořák Symphony No. 8 a thrill ride of serious proportions, says our critic Harvey Steiman.
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Review: Gemma New, Augustin Hadelich and Dallas Symphony refresh Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky
The Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto shared billing with Stravinsky’s witty ‘Pulcinella’ Suite.
Principal guest conductor Gemma New, left, and violin soloist Augustin Hadelich perform during a Dallas Symphony Orchestra concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center.(Jason Janik / Special Contributor)
Thursday night’s Dallas Symphony Orchestra concert proved that it
can be done. With principal guest conductor Gemma New in charge, with violin soloist Augustin Hadelich, the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto was full of surprises, most of them very good. Completing the program was a smart, suave account of Stravinsky’s
Review: Emanuel Ax shows why he’s a rare breed among concert pianists in Dallas Symphony programs
Ax performed Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto with the Dallas Symphony, led by guest conductor David Robertson, following an earlier chamber music concert.
Pianist Emanuel Ax performs with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas on April 15.(Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor)
Unlike many concert pianists these days, Emanuel Ax doesn’t show off. Instead, every gesture, accent and dynamic serves a purpose in fulfilling his conception of the score.
Ax’s musicianship was on display this week in two concerts at the Dallas Symphony, where he is this season’s artist in residence. A chamber music performance comprised standard fare, while an orchestral concert framed Beethoven’s