Mostly Mozart Festival 2009 Critical AcclaimOpening Night with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra “Mr. Andsnes gave a superb account of the Beethoven concerto, firm in its rhythmic spine yet fluid in its phrasing of melodies. Melodies everywhere: for all the built-in prominence of the right hand, Mr. Andsnes’s left hand was often compulsively listenable as he uncovered felicitous turns and tunes.” “Throughout, Andsnes displayed impressive suppleness and absolute pinpoint clarity without sacrificing tonal roundness. In its graceful expressiveness and throughout its range from weightlessness to energetic fervor, there was an almost balletic quality to his playing.” Piotr Anderszewski with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra “For anyone who has grappled with Mozart at the piano, it could only be frustrating to observe how easy Mr. Anderszewski made it all look.” Stefan Vladar with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra “[Stefan Vladar’s] interpretation was notable for its clarity and pristine articulation in the outer movements and its elegant phrasing in the second movement, complemented by supple playing from the orchestra.” A Flowering Tree “Adams unleashes the entire orchestra and chorus to engulf the couple in ecstatic music, alive with hard-driving rhythms and boldly pungent harmony… As many scenes in this opera show, Mr. Adams has it in him to write with assured dramatic sweep.” “‛A Flowering Tree’ grows from some of the most fertile minds in contemporary opera, and its gifts were abundant at its New York Osmo Vänskä with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra “The high quality of the Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä’s work is beyond dispute.” Yevgeny Sudbin with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra “Sudbin seems to place clarity above all other elements in his artistry. His passagework and runs, including the concerto’s intricately difficult left-hand runs, emerged with transparency, crispness and bright tone.” Schola Cantorum de Venezuela “Composers seem so strongly drawn to the group’s robust, flexible sound.” International Contemporary Ensemble “More than 30 years later [Shaker Loops] retains its freshness and power to surprise, and it benefited greatly from the energy that the young musicians of ICE brought to it... a listener cannot help but marvel at Mr. Adams's assurance and flexibility as an orchestrator, and at his interest in drawing on early composers, as well as aspects of jazz and pop.” Michael Collins in A Little Night Music "His tone was mellow, pure and gorgeous throughout."
Haydn's Creation "Louis Langrée conducted the festival orchestra, the Concert Chorale of New York and three fine vocal soloists in a glowing, urgent and sensitive performance... you could tell how excited Mr. Langrée, his soloists and choristers were to be performing this music. Who wouldn't be?" Mostly Mozart Festival 2009 PreviewsYannick Nézet-Séguin “He comes, he conducts, he is invited back. That, without exception, has been the story of Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s life for the last five years.” “Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a young French-Canadian conductor whose career is taking on a runaway momentum… one of the hottest rising stars in the classical-music world.” |
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