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...first symphony. The piece was marked by a controlled excitement, as the orchestra was focused and almost on edge, clearly aware of the night’s significance. Balance was a particular strength, as the playful, lilting flute and oboe floated easily on the propulsive strings.Next was Dr. Yannatos?? own cello concerto, composed in 2004. The performance—the piece’s first since a catastrophic premiere two years ago—featured internationally renowned soloist Bong-Ihn Koh ’08. Koh gave a thoughtful delivery from the first notes, eking out tremendous expression...
...Yannatos??s Symphony No. 6, “A Lear Symphony,” followed the Weber. Written in two concise movements, the piece was meant to “suggest the emotional high points” of Shakespeare’s King Lear rather than narrate the story, according to Yannatos??s program notes. David Kravitz, in his powerful baritone voice, sang selections of the text over a tragic and unsettled orchestral sound...
...Yannatos?? youth and early adulthood were spent shrouded in music. In New York City, he attended the High School of Music and Art as well as the Manhattan School of Music. Both, he says, were among the most influential experiences in his life. His formal education in music did not end there, however, as Yannatos went on to study composition with the likes of French composer Nadia Boulanger and Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola and conducting with William Steinberg and Leonard Bernstein...
Levin says that Yannatos?? work has extended beyond Harvard and had an effect on the conservation of classical music at large...
According to Lim, Yannatos?? wish has already been fulfilled...