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Dvorak's "New World" Symphony

Presented by Memphis Symphony Orchestra at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

October 15, 2011

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Conducted by 2011 International Conducting Competition Winners: Ken Lam, Roger Kalia, & Aram Demijrian



Jura Margulis, piano





HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber



RAVEL Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra



DVORAK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World

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    Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

    255 N. Main Street
    Memphis, TN 38104

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    October 15, 2011

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    8:00 p.m.

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    • Event Name: Dvorak's "New World" Symphony
      "Review by Nathan Powell - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Nathan Powell - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, USA, Oct 22, 2011
      

      This past weekend the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performed a concert featuring the three conducting competition winners: Ken Lam, Roger Kalia and Aram Demirjian. Each winner had the opportunity to... Expand

      This past weekend the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performed a concert featuring the three conducting competition winners: Ken Lam, Roger Kalia and Aram Demirjian. Each winner had the opportunity to conduct a piece from the orchestral repertoire. Kalia conducted Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl von Weber; Demirjian conducted Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major; and Lam conducted Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9. The Hindemith piece was a highlight for me. I love to hear music of twentieth century composers and was thrilled to hear this piece as the opener. Roger Kalia was able to bring out lovely dynamic contrasts by the orchestra, and the diminuendo at the end of the second movement by the percussion was brilliantly executed. Kalia was also able to get a lush balance in the string section at the beginning of the third movement, and move seamlessly between tempi and meters, bringing out the joyful triumph in the final movement; I would also like to point out how wonderful the brass sounded in this final movement! The second piece was the Ravel concerto, Jura Margulis, soloist. Aram Demirjian was connected to the soloist in a way that brought out the jazz-inspired romanticism of this piece – not and easy feat! Margulis’ sensitivity to the Ravel concerto was also very inspiring. The second movement in particular seemed to hit the audience with a great sense of enchantment as the melodic pattern climbed higher and higher and even seemed to drift into registers that the piano does not know. The final piece was Dvorak’s ninth symphony. Ken Lam, who won first prize in the conducting competition, conducted this famous work. As I watched Lam conduct, I couldn’t help but notice how his energy seemed to mirror that of Maestra Chenn. I could tell that the orchestra was inspired to play at a high level and the result was fantastic music! I have heard many recordings and performances of this work, and I am convinced that Lam’s interpretation was one of the best. From the beautifully shaped phrases to the unexpected fermatas, I was very impressed by this young conductor and our city’s orchestra. By the end of the fourth movement, I was jumping to my feet as quickly as I could to applaud these fine musicians! As always, if you haven’t made it out to hear any music this season, make it a priority! See you at the concert hall. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Dvorak's "New World" Symphony
      "Review by Nathan Powell - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Nathan Powell - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, USA, Oct 22, 2011
      

      This past weekend the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performed a concert featuring the three conducting competition winners: Ken Lam, Roger Kalia and Aram Demirjian. Each winner had the opportunity to... Expand

      This past weekend the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performed a concert featuring the three conducting competition winners: Ken Lam, Roger Kalia and Aram Demirjian. Each winner had the opportunity to conduct a piece from the orchestral repertoire. Kalia conducted Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl von Weber; Demirjian conducted Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major; and Lam conducted Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9. The Hindemith piece was a highlight for me. I love to hear music of twentieth century composers and was thrilled to hear this piece as the opener. Roger Kalia was able to bring out lovely dynamic contrasts by the orchestra, and the diminuendo at the end of the second movement by the percussion was brilliantly executed. Kalia was also able to get a lush balance in the string section at the beginning of the third movement, and move seamlessly between tempi and meters, bringing out the joyful triumph in the final movement; I would also like to point out how wonderful the brass sounded in this final movement! The second piece was the Ravel concerto, Jura Margulis, soloist. Aram Demirjian was connected to the soloist in a way that brought out the jazz-inspired romanticism of this piece – not and easy feat! Margulis’ sensitivity to the Ravel concerto was also very inspiring. The second movement in particular seemed to hit the audience with a great sense of enchantment as the melodic pattern climbed higher and higher and even seemed to drift into registers that the piano does not know. The final piece was Dvorak’s ninth symphony. Ken Lam, who won first prize in the conducting competition, conducted this famous work. As I watched Lam conduct, I couldn’t help but notice how his energy seemed to mirror that of Maestra Chenn. I could tell that the orchestra was inspired to play at a high level and the result was fantastic music! I have heard many recordings and performances of this work, and I am convinced that Lam’s interpretation was one of the best. From the beautifully shaped phrases to the unexpected fermatas, I was very impressed by this young conductor and our city’s orchestra. By the end of the fourth movement, I was jumping to my feet as quickly as I could to applaud these fine musicians! As always, if you haven’t made it out to hear any music this season, make it a priority! See you at the concert hall. Collapse

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