Page 8 - Jupiter Spotlight - February '22

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By Rex Hearn Rex’s Review Yefim Bronfman played the Rachmaninoff Piano
February and the arts Concerto No. 3 after the dazzling Kikimora piece full
are in full swing. The fast Brilliance All Around At Palm Beach of orchestral brilliance and mayhem which opened the
spreading Omicron bug is Symphony program. Written in 1908, pianist-composer-conductor
trying to put a damper on Rachmaninoff scored it for his lucrative American debut
the proceedings but with Kravis Center Concert, Jan. 10 where in 1909 he played it twice in New York City: on
protocols in place, artistic Review by Rex Hearn Nov. 28 with the New York Symphony and later with
directors are determined This orchestra gets better and better. Ninety players the New York Philharmonic under Gustav Mahler.
to win – by filling seats! with astonishing pedigrees reminded us how great they can Bronfman’s brilliant technique is unquestionable, and was
Palm Beach Opera celebrates sound. In music by three Russians: Liadov, Rachmaninoff well received but from my point of view he seemed to be
60 years in 2022 and the and Shostakovich they shone like a bright new penny, each rushing to get to the end. It is fiendishly difficult to play.
90-piece Palm Beach section brilliant when their solo time came. Due to the COVID Very little emotional feeling came across from the pianist
Symphony ranks among pandemic I watched them reluctantly “live streamed” in my for a piece deliberately written bearing the stamp of high
America’s great orchestras now. The Kravis Center offers a home, dreading the “sardine tin” sound effects experienced romanticism in its sunset years. The great Shostakovich
cornucopia of wonderful entertainment. before in such situations. Happily it was not the case. The Symphony No. 5 brought the concert to a close. Written in
Palm Beach Opera sound was delightful. Balance favored the lower registers, a grand conciliatory sober mood to please Marshall Stalin,
From Feb. 25 to 27 the opera’s third offering in their perhaps. A real bonus was watching the conductor, Gerard who, two years earlier had walked out of Shostakovich’s
60th year is Donizetti’s harmless, amusing and sweet Schwarz, from his front. Cameras fixed on him and orchestra opera Lady Macbeth of Minsk describing it as muddle
work, The Elixir of Love. Guatemalan tenor Mario Chang members. What we saw and heard was magnificent. Schwarz instead of music. Marked Opus 47 of 1937 the 5th
who sounds like a young Domingo sings the famous Una belongs with the immortals; his baton technique is impeccable, Symphony celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Russian
Fortuna lagrima aria in Act ll. Adriana Cuchman is his love crisp, deliberate and masterful. Dale McNulty, of happy Revolution. Stalin was pleased. Honors were poured on
interest, Adina; from Canada she is a rising star having sung memory did us all a favor by appointing Maestro Schwarz Shostakovich, but his greatest international recognition
soprano roles at The Met. as music director before he died. In the sometime snobbish came with the war symphonies, Numbers 7, 8 and 9,
Minnesotan Alexandra Razskazoff is Gianetta, her friend, world of conducting, five-syllable names appear to get the job. demonstrating his capacity for tragedy and ironic humor.
the “richly faceted silky sounding soprano” (New York Times). Boston’s Kousevitsky; Philadelphia’s Stokowski for instance; Palm Beach Symphony gave the 5th Symphony a
Russian baritone Alexey Lavrov sings Sergeant Belcore. And though Stokowski was originally Leopold Stokes, an organist stirring and brilliant reading led by Maestro Schwarz.
bass-baritone Musa Ngqungwana, “a rich glowing singer from London! What I’m trying to say is that Maestro Schwarz Their next concert will be on Monday, March 7 at 7:30
with an elegant legato” (New York Times) from South Africa might easily have led one of our great five orchestras with a p.m. featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and
sings Dr. Dulcamara, who sells the elixir, otherwise known name change. Instead he has created his own great orchestra, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4.
as burgundy wine! David Stern conducts; Greg Ritchey is the and we are fortunate to be in at the beginning.
chorus master and Fenlon Lamb directs. For tickets telephone
the box office: (561) 833-7888 or book online: pbopera.org.
Palm Beach Symphony ON T H E HOR I Z ON
Monday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Dreyfoos Hall Lighthouse Sunset Tour
at the Kravis Center sees their fourth concert of the Feb. 2, 9, 23
season. With Portuguese piano soloist, Maria Joao Pires Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Mahler’s Where History
Symphony No. 4 conducted by Maestro Gerard Schwarz. Lighthouse Moonrise Tour
Box Office: (561) 281-0145. Meets Adventure! Feb. 16 and Mar. 18
The Kravis Center
The Lloyd-Webber musical Cats goes up from Feb. 8 to Twilight Yoga at the Light
13; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m.; Wednesday and Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28
Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 2 p.m. In the Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28
Young Artists Classical series, Anthony Trionfo, flute, gives
a recital on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Pianist, Albert Lighthouse Story Time
Cano Smit, accompanies. Next! Philadanco, the innovative & Crafts for Kids
modern dance troupe from Philadelphia hit the boards from Feb. 18 and Mar. 19
Feb. 11 to 13, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in
the Rinker Playhouse representing the human spirit through LOXAHATCHEE RIVER Lighthouse Sunrise Tour
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dance. The delightful soprano Audra McDonald appears on SOCIETY Mar. 13, 19
Monday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Take your valentine – it’s bound
to be good. Miami City Ballet presents Swan Lake on Feb.
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On Monday, Feb. 28 in the Regional Arts Classical
Concert Series at 8 p.m. the great concert violinist, and all
American, Joshua Bell conducts and plays with London’s
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Then again on
Tuesday, March 1 at 2 p.m. the same team presents a second We Measure, Make
different concert. Do not miss them. March 2, a Wednesday, & Install For You!
the Kravis Center Pops Orchestra appears with that darling
of the social set, Mr. Michael Feinstein, who conducts and
sings. Also, the other excellent, upcoming local dance
troupe, Ballet Palm Beach, present Giselle from March 4
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