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New York CityIgor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil
Mozart, Shostakovich, Brahms
New York Philharmonic; Jaap van Zweden; Igor Levit; Frank Huang; Sheryl Staples; Cynthia Phelps
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Beethovenian japes and sleepy Berlioz
Absolute Jest sounds like perfect fare for an April Fool's Day concert. John Adams quotes Beethoven in many guises in his jolly work for string quartet and orchestra.
NY Phil scores with Mozart and Shostakovich
The New York Philharmonic, under the baton of Jaap van Zweden, served an appetizing pairing: Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante was the hors d’oeuvre, and Shostakovich’s triumphant Symphony no. 8 was the entrée.