Gergiev's Russian Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements, Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, Le Sacre du Printemps, byt Michael Miller

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Igor Stravinsky on the Podium

The Russian Stravinsky: A Philharmonic Festival: Program VIII

Conducted By Valery Gergiev

Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 11:00 am

Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Alexei Volodin, Piano

Stravinsky, Symphony In Three Movements
Stravinsky, Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Stravinsky,

 Le Sacre du Printemps

In recent years, I've had the feeling that Stravinsky, with the exception of his Sacre du Printemps

 and the vastly overplayed Pulcinella, has fallen somewhat into neglect. We rarely hear the great   choral and dramatic works likeAgon and Oedipus Rex, Mass, or even the Symphony of Psalms, not to mention the ballet, Les Noces. James Levine has a predilection for Stravinsky, and he has conducted fine performances of the Sacre and some others, but his effort has been tepid in comparison to his obsessive combing over Mahler, season after season, in preparation for the centenary of the composer's death year in 2011. Hence Gergiev's Stravinsky Festival with the New York Philharmonic is especially welcome, and I very much regret that I was not able to attend more than one of the concerts.
Read the full article on the Berkshire Review for the Arts!

Michael Miller