| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra charms and delights at Carnegie Hall |
 Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall is by no means a modest-sized concert stage, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra seemed to take up every square inch of it. The sheer size of the orchestra is initially what struck me, until the opening lines of Rolf Martinsson’s Open Mind, Op. 71. An introductory overture for orchestra, this piece – which enjoyed its US première Friday night – followed a nine-tone scale but was nevertheless melodic, colorful and deeply romantic.
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| 7-Feb-2012 Le Poisson Rouge | Ray Chen Performs Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns |
 Celebrating the worldwide release of his first orchestral album, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos, Ray Chen presented a fairly typical selection of classical music: Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns. But from the moment Chen took to the stage at (Le) Poisson Rouge, it was clear the evening’s concert was bound to break a few rules.
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