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Carnegie Hall Hosts Many Classical Movements Clients Saint Louis Symphony's Whirlwind Adventure The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, directed by David Robertson, embarked on a brief, yet eventful tour to New York City. Due to weather-related flight delays, the musicians didn't arrive in New York until only a half hour before their call at Carnegie Hall. Many of the musicians ended up performing in street clothes. "Not only that, Gruber, the Austrian composer and conductor who was to perform the vocal solo of his own work, 'Frankenstein!!', never made it. Mr. Robertson, who had conducted this score many times but had never sung the vocal part, did some cramming backstage and performed the solo" (New York Times). The tour was a whirlwind of an adventure, but still quite a successful one.
"Classical Movements' travel expertise proved beneficial in dealing with the myriad flight and travel issues we encountered while traveling to New York, helping to facilitate a successful performance. As usual, the CM staff was calm under fire and is a pleasure to work with in both the planning and execution of our tours." —Robert McGrath, VP and Orchestra Manager
Minnesota Orchestra at Carnegie Hall Maestro Osmo Vanska led the Minnesota Orchestra in an "impressively played and exciting program" (NY Times) of the Sibelius tone poem "The Wood Nymph" and Beethoven's 7th Symphony at Carnegie Hall this May. This remarkable performance received an immense ovation.
"Mr. Vanska and the Minnesotans have won deserved acclaim in the last few years. The ovation for the bracing, fresh and texturally transparent account of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony that ended the concert was ecstatic." —New York Times review
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Performs Ancient Paths Carnegie Hall this fall, presented Ancient Paths Modern Voices: A Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture. As a part of the festival, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, directed by Robert Spano, and the Atlanta Symphony Chorus, under the artistic direction of Norman Mackenzie, were invited to perform a few works that were a hybrid of Chinese-Western influences. The program consisted of Stravinsky's opera The Nightingale, Stravinsky's Le Rossignol, and the New York premiere of the Carnegie Hall commission Awakening from a Disappearing Garden by Angel Lam featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
"Mr. Spano and his players performing with a solid and generally warm tone. They made powerful contributions, as did the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus." —New York Times review
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