Fort Worth Symphony Earns High Marks
by Steve Smith
If you missed it, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra represented us well in New York City this weekend.
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya, made its debut in New York City at Carnegie Hall on Saturday. A large contigent of Texans — almost 400 according to WRR Classical 101 — were on hand for the concert, which included the world premiere of Mariel, for Cello and Orchestra, by renowned Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov. The new piece, commissioned by Sid and Mercedes Bass for the FWSO, featured Alban Gerhardt, a 38-year-old German cellist who was named by Gramophone as one of 20 “Classical Superstars of the Future.â€
The program also included Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, and Brahms’s Double Concerto for Cello and Violin in A Minor, Op. 102, featuring Gerhardt and Indianapolis Violin Competition winner Augustin Hadelich in his Carnegie Hall debut.
The New York Times delivered a glowing review, saying “This concert was a milestone for the orchestra. Yet what Mr. Harth-Bedoya and his players are accomplishing at home matters a lot more.” And The Paper of Record is right about that. We are fortunate to have an orchestra and conductor of this ability.
The FWSO wrapped up the weekend on Sunday at Carnegie Hall with a well-received performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf narrated by actor John Lithgow. Bravo!
Photo of Carnegie Hall above from Flickr set by Betty Blade
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