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...full Harvard professor, Professor Noam D. Elkies has yet another accomplishment to add to his name. On Saturday, Elkies gave an awe-inspiring performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy” as part of the second concert of the Bach Society (BachSoc) Orchestra??s season...
...clear that the opening of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra??s 200th season was going to be incredible from the very beginning. When the esteemed James Yannatos, music director of the orchestra since 1964, first graced the stage, he triumphantly grabbed and lifted the hands of concertmaster and first-chair violinist Aaron T. Kuan ’09 and cellist Jessica J. Wang ’08. By the end of the evening, it was the audience who was lifting their hands in applause for the orchestra??s outstanding performance of Beethoven?...
...playing concerts with the Radcliffe Orchestra in the 1936, and the two groups were merged as the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra in 1942. But, Yannatos put his own stamp on the organization. Within several years of his arrival, the Pierian Sodality—a society for senior members of the orchestra??became the Pierian Foundation, an alumni association that currently serves as an advising board for the HRO.“The leadership of the orchestra turns over yearly and therefore, like most student-run organizations at Harvard, there is no institutional memory,” says Norman...
...Major, Op. 93 was impressive, especially considering the small size of the orchestra and the fact that half of BachSoc is comprised of new, albeit talented, freshmen. It was nearly impossible to follow an act as thunder-stealing as Goto’s, but the orchestra??s overall performance was fantastic. The strings and woodwinds complemented each other perfectly as the timpani pounded in the background, building suspense.As music director of BachSoc for the second year in a row, a rare feat, Demirjian showcased his conducting talents masterfully. His presence on the platform was awe-inspiring...
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brought his world-renowned skills to bear in a compelling performance of “Piano Concerto in G.” The first movement was quick and clear, highlighting Ravel’s jazzier inclinations and showcasing the orchestra??s collective virtuosity as it navigated extreme contrasts in volume and abrupt changes in melodic quality. The second movement’s lilting waltz kept a surprisingly brisk pace, making Thibaudet’s rare indulgent suspensions all the more effective. He maintained a steady sense of rhythm into the frenzied third movement...