MusicRobert BatteyMay 02, 2024BRSO, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle Go ahead, tell me what you think... Rattle & Rundfunks MusicRobert BatteyMay 02, 2024BRSO, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyNovember 16, 2023Maxim Vengerov, Polina Osentinskaya, Prokofiev D major Sonata, Schumann: Sonata No. 3, Prokofiev: Cinq Melodies, Prokofiev: D Major Sonata Go ahead, tell me what you think... Maxim Vengerov & Polina Osentinskaya Maxim Vengerov & Polina Osentinskaya MusicRobert BatteyNovember 16, 2023Maxim Vengerov, Polina Osentinskaya, Prokofiev D major Sonata, Schumann: Sonata No. 3, Prokofiev: Cinq Melodies, Prokofiev: D Major Sonata Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyNovember 16, 2023Sibelius Symphony No. 1, National Symphony Orchestra, Yuja Wang, Tarmo Peltokoski, Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2 Go ahead, tell me what you think... Yuja & Tarmo: Keep your eyes on these two MusicRobert BatteyNovember 16, 2023Sibelius Symphony No. 1, National Symphony Orchestra, Yuja Wang, Tarmo Peltokoski, Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2 Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyAugust 07, 2023Hilary Hahn, National Symphony Orchestra, Wolftrap Go ahead, tell me what you think... Hilary Hahn & the NSO at Wolf Trap Hilary Hahn performs the Brahms concerto with the NSO at Wolf Trap to a full, enthusiastic house. Why can’t we have more of this? MusicRobert BatteyAugust 07, 2023Hilary Hahn, National Symphony Orchestra, Wolftrap Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicMark RudioJune 05, 2023National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Beethoven Symphony No. 9, George Walker: Sinfonia No.3, Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Go ahead, tell me what you think... Ending on a High Note Noseda and the NSO end the season with a winning combination. MusicMark RudioJune 05, 2023National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Beethoven Symphony No. 9, George Walker: Sinfonia No.3, Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMay 18, 2023Juilliard String Quartet, Fortas Chamber Music Series, Mendelssohn: Op. 80 quartet, Tyson Davis: Amorphous Figures, Dvořák: Op. 105 Quartet, Areta Zhulla, Molly Carr, Ronald Copes Go ahead, tell me what you think... Today's Juilliard String Quartet maintains the standard The current edition of the Juilliard Quartet offers music-making of depth and quality. MusicRobert BatteyMay 18, 2023Juilliard String Quartet, Fortas Chamber Music Series, Mendelssohn: Op. 80 quartet, Tyson Davis: Amorphous Figures, Dvořák: Op. 105 Quartet, Areta Zhulla, Molly Carr, Ronald Copes Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMay 16, 2023Heritage Signature Chorale, Cathedral Choral Society, Adolphus Hailstork: Done Made My Vow, Damien Geter: Agnus Dei, Stanley Thurston, Kishna Fowler, Issachah Savage Go ahead, tell me what you think... A Service of Honor Adolphus Hailstork’s Done Made My Vow is more powerful than ever. MusicRobert BatteyMay 16, 2023Heritage Signature Chorale, Cathedral Choral Society, Adolphus Hailstork: Done Made My Vow, Damien Geter: Agnus Dei, Stanley Thurston, Kishna Fowler, Issachah Savage Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicMark RudioMay 11, 2023Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Claire Chase, Saariaho: L’Aile du songe, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Sibelius: Lemminkäinen’s Return, Sibelius: Finlandia, Susanna Mälkki, Washington Performing Arts, Tedeschi Trucks Band Go ahead, tell me what you think... Chase on a "Wing of Dream" MusicMark RudioMay 11, 2023Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Claire Chase, Saariaho: L’Aile du songe, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Sibelius: Lemminkäinen’s Return, Sibelius: Finlandia, Susanna Mälkki, Washington Performing Arts, Tedeschi Trucks Band Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyApril 28, 2023National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Schubert: Symphony No. 3, Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Schumann: Konzertstück Op. 86, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Overture in C, Abel Pereira, James Nickel, Markus Osterlund, Robert Readon Go ahead, tell me what you think... Four Easy Pieces After some strenuous repertoire this spring, the National Symphony Orchestra musicians got a bit of a break this week. MusicRobert BatteyApril 28, 2023National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Schubert: Symphony No. 3, Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Schumann: Konzertstück Op. 86, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Overture in C, Abel Pereira, James Nickel, Markus Osterlund, Robert Readon Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyApril 15, 2023Daniil Trifonov, George Walker: Sinfonia No. 4, Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2, Stravinsky: Firebird, National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda Go ahead, tell me what you think... Trifonov takes on Prokofiev's biggest challenge Trifonov sets off fireworks, but not everything syncs up in a program featuring George Walker’s 4th, Prokofiev’s 2nd, and Stravinsky’s rarely performed Firebird ballet. MusicRobert BatteyApril 15, 2023Daniil Trifonov, George Walker: Sinfonia No. 4, Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2, Stravinsky: Firebird, National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMarch 27, 2023Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Oksana Lyniv, Angel Blue, Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Janacek: Taras Bulba Go ahead, tell me what you think... The Real Deal Oksana Lyniv is the real deal; much sharper detail and vocabulary in her gestures than the musicians have been used to for the past 14 years. MusicRobert BatteyMarch 27, 2023Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Oksana Lyniv, Angel Blue, Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Janacek: Taras Bulba Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMarch 25, 2023Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Stephen Hough, Stanislav Kochanovsky, National Symphony Orchestra Go ahead, tell me what you think... Two Russian Classics NSO review: Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony & the Rach 3 conducted by Stanislav Kochanovsky at the Knnedy Center, featuring soloist Stephen Hough. MusicRobert BatteyMarch 25, 2023Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Stephen Hough, Stanislav Kochanovsky, National Symphony Orchestra Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMarch 14, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Noah Bendix-Balgley: Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto, Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Fabien Gabel Go ahead, tell me what you think... Gabel makes a solid impression with Mahler's 5th MusicRobert BatteyMarch 14, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Noah Bendix-Balgley: Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto, Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Fabien Gabel Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMarch 07, 2023Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Yefim Bronfman, Rafael Payare, Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2, Dorothy Chang: Precipice Go ahead, tell me what you think... Lean, Vehement, and Clear The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal on the cusp of some heady times. MusicRobert BatteyMarch 07, 2023Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Yefim Bronfman, Rafael Payare, Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2, Dorothy Chang: Precipice Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMarch 06, 2023A Far Cry, Golijov: Un día Bom, Alex Fortes, Juanito Becenti: The Glittering World, Jessie Montgomery: Banner, Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Go ahead, tell me what you think... A Far Cry, and a tour de force debut This ensemble has truly formed a unique profile. MusicRobert BatteyMarch 06, 2023A Far Cry, Golijov: Un día Bom, Alex Fortes, Juanito Becenti: The Glittering World, Jessie Montgomery: Banner, Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyMarch 04, 2023Dalia Stasevska, National Symphony Orchestra, Conrad Tao, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone, Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1, William Gerlach Go ahead, tell me what you think... Stasevska leads the NSO MusicRobert BatteyMarch 04, 2023Dalia Stasevska, National Symphony Orchestra, Conrad Tao, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone, Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1, William Gerlach Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 20, 2023Mark Elder, Mahler: Symphony No. 9, National Symphony Orchestra Go ahead, tell me what you think... Elder conducts Mahler's 9th in DC The NSO was loaded for bear last weekend when veteran Englishman Sir Mark Elder led it in a satisfying if somewhat hazy reading of Mahler’s Ninth. MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 20, 2023Mark Elder, Mahler: Symphony No. 9, National Symphony Orchestra Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicMark RudioFebruary 13, 2023Leah Hawkins, Kevin Miller, Jasmine Barnes Go ahead, tell me what you think... Here, Over the Rainbow MusicMark RudioFebruary 13, 2023Leah Hawkins, Kevin Miller, Jasmine Barnes Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 10, 2023Wojciech Kilar: Krzesany, National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbański, Francesca Dego, Prokofiev: Violin Concerto in G minor, Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Go ahead, tell me what you think... A Forceful yet Relaxed Rite & Francesca Dego's Debut With Krzysztof Urbański on the podium, Francesca Dego makes her Kennedy Center debut with the NSO. MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 10, 2023Wojciech Kilar: Krzesany, National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbański, Francesca Dego, Prokofiev: Violin Concerto in G minor, Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 09, 2023Joshua Bell, Peter Dugan, Bloch: Nigun, Beethoven: Op. 12 Sonata, Schumann: D minor Sonata, Franck: Violin Sonata Go ahead, tell me what you think... A Familiar Ring Joshua Bell makes it look easy. Maybe too easy. MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 09, 2023Joshua Bell, Peter Dugan, Bloch: Nigun, Beethoven: Op. 12 Sonata, Schumann: D minor Sonata, Franck: Violin Sonata Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 03, 2023Kwame Ryan, Pablo Ferrández, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, John Luther Adams: Become Ocean, Dvořák: Cello Concerto Go ahead, tell me what you think... John Luther Adams sets the BSO Adrift MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 03, 2023Kwame Ryan, Pablo Ferrández, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, John Luther Adams: Become Ocean, Dvořák: Cello Concerto Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 25, 2023Leif Ove Andnes Go ahead, tell me what you think... Leif Ove Andsnes: a coy master Leif Ove Andsnes delivers a challenging program with taste and superb technique. MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 25, 2023Leif Ove Andnes Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 22, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, Michelle Bradley, Yulia Matochkina, Russell Thomas, Morris Robinson, The Washington Chorus, Verdi Requiem Go ahead, tell me what you think... Conlon leads the BSO in Verdi's Requiem MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 22, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, Michelle Bradley, Yulia Matochkina, Russell Thomas, Morris Robinson, The Washington Chorus, Verdi Requiem Go ahead, tell me what you think...
MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 21, 2023Leonidas Kavakos, National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 Go ahead, tell me what you think... Kavakos plays blistering Shostakovich, Noseda leaves off with Bruckner Noseda’s last local appearance until spring is another double-barreled program of heavyweights. MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 21, 2023Leonidas Kavakos, National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 Go ahead, tell me what you think...