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The BSO’s Americana concert could only provide four beautiful snapshots of a very complicated landscape.
Kirill Gerstein &#; on his way to becoming the consummate Gershwin interpreter of this era. Photo: Marco Borggreve.
By Steve Elman
[Disclosure: I received press tickets to this event from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and I occasionally work as a fill-in announcer on WCRB.]
The kickoff of the Boston Symphony’s summer residence at Tanglewood was on Independence Day eve, July 3, and it was one of the most beautifully-curated programs of the entire summer season. Each of the four works on the bill spoke eloquently on its own, and each had a lot to say to the other pieces. Their mutual resonance was emphasized by first-class interpretations led by Canadian conductor Jacques Lacombe, and some stellar soloists, including pianist Kirill Gerstein.
The theme was Americana, as it almost had to be that weekend, but this wasn’t a flag-waving celebration of the Fourth. It went d
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Events
Learn about the ins, outs, twists, and turns of the 88 keys from distinguished pianist Kirill Gerstein. Tanglewood Learning Institute talks and seminars are meant to broaden an understanding of music and the arts and a shared humanity.
The event takes place in the Linde Center.
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Inimitable
It is my privilege to partner a new Myrios Classics CD: Mozart’s two most important four-hand piano sonatas, importantly performed by Kirill Gerstein and Ferenc Rados.
Gerstein customizes his Myrios recordings in exceptional ways. Three years ago, he invited me to contextualize his Gershwin CD via “The Gershwin Moment.” His new Mozart CD comes with a page booklet illustrated with unforgettable photographs (by Kaupo Kikkas) of his inimitable duet partner, Ferenc Rados.
Gerstein also commissioned an eloquent tribute to Rados by Stephen Isserlis. And I contributed as follows:
“A Most Intimate Communion”
About Ferenc Rados and Kirill Gerstein
In the shrinking world of classical music, Ferenc Rados is not a household name. But for certain chamber musicians and pianists, it conjures a singular personality and mentor, born in Budapest and living there still. At the Liszt Academy, a generation of prominent Hungarians &#; the pianists Zoltan Kocsis,