Articles tagged with: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Muti leads CSO, pianist Gerstein in eloquent Brahms and chamber-scaled rarity by Strauss
![Muti leads CSO, pianist Gerstein in eloquent Brahms and chamber-scaled rarity by Strauss 11/16/17 10:44:13 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, Conductor
Kirill Gerstei, piano
Puccini Preludio sinfonico
R. Strauss Suite from Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
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Review: Any deeply satisfying concerto performance bespeaks a close collaboration between soloist and conductor, yet even by that measure the majestic and probing Brahms First Piano Concerto delivered by Kirill Gerstein with Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 17 was a rare, one might say time-stopping, experience.
Lyric Opera’s zany ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ is model Strauss with dash of Marx Brothers
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Lovable but seriously bizarre. 4 stars!