| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2013 Meyerson Symphony Center | Impressions: Debussy, Rodrigo and Prokofiev at the Dallas Symphony |
After a series of Pops concerts featuring John Williams’ film scores, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra returned to standard classical fare this weekend with Canadian guest conductor Julian Kuerti. Debussy’s Ibéria never really got off the ground, but Mr Kuerti and the DSO had better luck in music by Joaquín Rodrigo and Prokofiev. Pairing the Debussy with Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez made for an all-“Spanish” first half, a well-worn programming device.Read full review... | |
| 10-Oct-2012 La Maison Symphonique de Montréal | Julian Kuerti and the OSM interpret Vivaldi, Longtin and Prokofiev |
Conductor Julian Kuerti and violinist Karen Gomyo joined the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal tonight as guests for a rather peculiar concert of Vivaldi, Longtin and Prokofiev. A Baroque solo work, a contemporary work and a large standard orchestral work – this is certainly not an unusual makeup for a program, but the way in which these works were presented was quite unexpected.
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| 11-Oct-2011 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | Mariinsky Orchestra celebrates youthful energy |
On Tuesday night, St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Orchestra and their ubiquitous music director Valery Gergiev closed a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall. Part of the hall’s fall “Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg” festival, the program included works by Prokofiev and Shostakovich as well as Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
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