Reviews

CSO review: Cynthia Yeh finds poetry in concerto's U.S. premiere

Cynthia Yeh, principal percussion of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, typically works at the back of Orchestra Hall's stage. On Thursday night, she stepped dramatically to the front. The occasion was the United States premiere of Avner Dorman's "Eternal Rhythm (Percussion Concerto)," a 2018 work that places enormous technical and musical demands on the soloist.

Boston Modern Orchestra Project explores the contemporary state of classical klezmer - The Boston Globe

The title of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's Saturday concert at Jordan Hall, "Klezmer Madness," accurately represented half of its program. That portion consisted of two recent concertos for clarinet and orchestra that were audibly steeped in klezmer, the folk music of Eastern European Jews.

'Letters From Gettysburg' by Avner Dorman Review: Singing a Soldier's Story

Composers who write works about war often gravitate toward vocal settings-nothing evokes the mixed currents of terror, bravery, pain and confusion as unequivocally as the human voice-and for the most part, they seek their texts in the works of battlefield poets and chroniclers, from Homer and Li Po, to Walt Whitman and Wilfred Owen, whose work captures both the immediacy of mortal danger and the tragedy of wasted life.

Gil Shaham and Akira Eguchi master many moods in wide-ranging La Jolla Music Society recital

The wheels and cogs are turning smoothly at The Conrad, La Jolla Music Society's glamorous new home, and Thursday night's recital featuring violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi proceeded with nearly perfect technical polish. The room itself is striking.

CityMusic plays Dorman premiere at St. Stanislaus (Mar. 16) - Cleveland Classical

Download article as PDFby David Kulma CityMusic Cleveland celebrated its 15th season with a powerful new piece by its music director Avner Dorman. His Third Violin Concerto was debuted in free concerts with soloist Sayaka Shoji in five different venues across the Cleveland area. I attended the fourth performance on Saturday, March 16 at the ...

A vibrant Mediterranean tableau from the BBCSO

The BBC Symphony Orchestra was on tip-top form, with the buoyant Daniele Rustioni and mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital conjuring up a fresco of genuine Mediterranean delights.

ZOFOMOMA Is Mesmerizing

On Saturday, January 28, 2017, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music the piano duet ZOFO (Eva-Maria Zimmerman and Keisuke Nakagoshi), gave the world premiere of a remarkable new suite of works composed for them. Called ZOFOMOMA, the suite is a 21st-century twist on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

CityMusic Cleveland season opener celebrates life and work of music director's mentor (preview)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - To Avner Dorman, CityMusic Cleveland's season opener next week is more than just another series of concerts. It's a chance to reconnect, in arguably the deepest possible way, with an old and dear friend, to honor a mentor he said shaped his artistic identity and set him on a path to success.

Review: Asher Fisch Conducts Strauss' A Hero's Life (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Perth Concert Hall December 1, 2017 Asher Fisch has been making a habit of giving a brief introduction to his concerts using the West Australian Symphony Orchestra to illustrate his ideas. WASO's chief conductor has an easy manner and his insights make the listening experience much richer.

Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!

Anhören Label: Ars Produktion EAN: 4260052382349 Gewürze, Parfums und Gifte! So nennt sich nicht nur ein Konzert für 2 Schlagwerker und Orchester von Avner Dorman, sondern diesen Titel trägt auch die jüngste CD der Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie. Darauf zu hören das erwähnte titelgebende Konzert und der Zauberlehrling von Paul Dukas.

A night of rich rewards...a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

A blend of Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss provided an uplifting SSO concert last night. I dips me lid to the programmers. The standout was always going to be the Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, but the preceding music, which the SSO had never performed before, made a worthy first half bookend.

CityMusic Cleveland channels David Bowie in eclectic, classical-and-rock program (review)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The death in 2016 of rock icon David Bowie gave the artist his final, albeit posthumous, persona as a secular saint of rock and roll. So it was not at all inapposite to find CityMusic Cleveland's celebration of Bowie taking place Saturday night in the Rococo interior of the Shrine Church of St.