Violinist Hilary Hahn’s classy artistry a balm for new music
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Her Bach was pristine and classy, reminiscent of her incandescent Partita No. 2 “Chaconne” in the same hall a few years ago
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Mahler’s farewell symphony, and an emotional goodbye to a colleague
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Throughout the 30-minute-long movement, the main Lebewohl/Farewell motif went through a wealth of emotions in the strings, from yearning to poignant to defiant.
Read MoreJoshua Bell plays Brahms with great force and much sweetness
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The boyish 49-year-old played the Brahms D-Major Violin Concerto with his customary sweet tones and the hyper-kinetic physicality of a seasoned video-gamer.
Read MoreLA Phil's colorful Stravinsky and Ravel, by way of Spain
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There are basically two schools of Firebird conducting – one playing it like a ballet; the other playing it like a symphonic poem. Maestro Heras-Casado falls into the latter category.
Read MoreLA Phil's new season opener features something new, something old
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L.A. Phil's new confidence of playing could be felt immediately in the heart-pounding opening bars of Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture.
Read MorePacific Symphony’s new season starts in high gear with Olga Kern’s Rachmaninoff
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Pianist Olga Kern’s playing in Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” was one for the ages, one that’s worth braving two hours of rush traffic from downtown L.A.
Read MorePiatigorsky Cello Festival draws world-class conductor and cellist
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The young Argentinian firebrand Sol Gabetta... Her enthusiastic music-making and animated style of playing were completely infectious.
Read MorePianist Steven Lin paints colorful Schumann and Ravel with a broad keyboard
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David Hertzberg’s new work “Notturno incantato” received an extraordinarily colorful and scintillating reading from Mr. Lin, its dedicatee.
Read MoreYundi's Chopin is a cultural and musical phenomenon
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As a collection of miniature piano pieces, the 24 Preludes are a treasure trove of riches and Yundi reveled in their exploration...
Read MoreIn ritzy Beverly Hills, violinist Cho-Liang Lin plays with sublety, poetry
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Most of the program showcased Mr. Lin’s quiet sensibility for musical romanticism and his subtle, mellifluous phrasing.
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