Peter Danish - Page 6

The well-worn, and well-loved Mendelssohn Violin concerto lead off the first half of the program, as Violinist Ning Feng brought great energy and virtuosity to what must be just about the most-performed violin concerto of all time. Mendelssohn broke tradition by introducing the solo instrument right at the beginning of the piece and also by writing out the solo cadenza. Prior to this concerto, cadenzas had generally been completely improvised by the soloist. Mendelssohn's letters have told us that he chose to connect the movements of his concerto into one uninterrupted piece because he detested mid-performance applause - which he viewed as an annoying distraction, and it was a masterstroke.

BWW Review: MOZART AND BRUCKNER AT THE NY PHILHARMONIC at David Geffen Hall

The New York Premier of SWITZERLAND at the Hudson Stage Company

BWW Review: TCHAIKOWSKI 6TH SYMPHONY by The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony

BWW Review: ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater

BWW Previews: TWO SCHOOLS IN HILLBURN DOCUMENTARY at Rockland County Historical Society

BWW Feature: APRILE MILLO TO PERFORM ADRIANA LECOUVREUR at Theatro Municipal, Rio De Janairo

BWW Review: NJ SYMPHONY PERFORMS BRAHMS AND MAHLER at Bergen PAC

NEIL BERG'S 50 YEARS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL at Rockland Community College

BWW PREVIEW: WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT - A TRIBUTE TO PATSY CLINE at Harmony Hall, Sloatsburg, N.Y. Sunday, Feb 11th.

Elmwood Playhouse's On Clover Road is a tense, nail-biting thriller which keeps the audience guessing from the opening scene to the shocking conclusion.

BWW Review: ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW WAGNER AND BRUCKNER at Carnegie Hall

Occasionally a concert of stalwart popular favorites reminds you of what made them so special in the first place - providing a fresh look at a familiar landscape. The program presented by the New Jersey Symphony, under the baton of Musical Director Xian Zhang, at Bergen PAC on January 13th, did just that, reminding the rapt audience just how electrifying the standard repertory can be in the proper hands.

BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at White Plains Performing Arts Center is SPECTACULAR!

BWW Feature: AVE MARIA (FOR THE CHILDREN OF HAITI) Aprile Millo, Maria Vetere and a Global Virtual Orchestra

'The Bridges of Madison County' was a silly book that was elevated greatly by superb performances in its film incarnation. Jason Robert Brown's musical take on the story isn't quite as successful. However, Elmwood Playhouse's strong cast makes it worth the trip.

The best new production of the Gelb era is now ten years old. And it still has the power to please.

Mario Frangoulis has always defied categorization. After all, what do you call a singer who is equally at home in rock, pop, jazz, latin, swing, Broadway, classical and opera?

Marius and Eponine are finally reunited! Mario Frangoulis and Frances Ruffelle at Lincoln Center November 6th.

From the first notes of Christopher Martin's clarion call trumpet intro, it was clear the audience was in for something quite special. In no time at all Maestro Van Zweden put his own definitive signature on the mammoth five-movement excursion from the deepest darkest recesses to the most reflective music ever written, and back to the sunlight light.