Feb 24 review Review: Louisville Orchestra with Guest Soloist Julian Schwarz For those weary of the cold and ice, the Brown Theater was a respite for shovel-worn backs on Saturday evening. Jorge Mester, very aware of the light crowd, was grateful for the “intrepid” audience and musicians in attendance. Perhaps as intrepid was his choice, and command, of three contrasting works: William Schuman’s New England Triptych, […] By Daniel Gilliam Feb 24 review Review: Louisville Orchestra with Guest Soloist Julian Schwarz By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 15 review Review: Louisville Orchestra’s Ravel and Shostakovich, and Mozart with Chu-Fang Huang All good art has a superficial layer that is adequate for enjoyment. What appears beneath the surface, however, is detail, revelation and honesty. The Louisville Orchestra’s first concert in 2015, conducted by Music Director Emeritus Jorge Mester, featured Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6 — each capable […] By Daniel Gilliam Jan 15 review Review: Louisville Orchestra’s Ravel and Shostakovich, and Mozart with Chu-Fang Huang By Daniel Gilliam
Nov 24 review Review: Johannes String Quartet plays the dark, poignant and playful Chamber Music Society of Louisville presented the Johannes String Quartet on its second concert of the season, to a modestly-filled crowd at Margaret Comstock Concert Hall on Sunday, November 23rd at 3pm. Typical of the ensembles CMS Louisville books, each player of Johannes is highly skilled with an impressive list of credentials: Soovin Kim, the […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 24 review Review: Johannes String Quartet plays the dark, poignant and playful By Daniel Gilliam
Nov 22 review REVIEW: An Orchestra, Almost, In Your Living Room The Louisville Orchestra continued its Neighborhood Series “Music Without Borders” last night, with about an hour of music, to a full house at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Prospect. Billed as a casual concert, the orchestra played a mix of light stage music paired with a couple weightier movements from concertos and […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 22 review REVIEW: An Orchestra, Almost, In Your Living Room By Daniel Gilliam
Nov 15 review REVIEW: Kentucky Opera’s Thrilling Spaghetti Western Kentucky Opera’s second production of the 2014-2015 season continues in the lesser-known opera repertoire, with a hidden gem, Puccini’s La fanciulla del west. The Girl of the Golden West is set during the California gold rush in the mid 1800s, a world away from Mimi’s Paris or Cio-Cio San’s Nagasaki, with a musical language that […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 15 review REVIEW: Kentucky Opera’s Thrilling Spaghetti Western By Daniel Gilliam