http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/02/06/karen-gomyo-plays-prokofiev/ Life on the working end of the viola. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/02/06/karen-gomyo-plays-prokofiev/comment-page-1/#comment-14691 Charles Noble Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:00:10 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=3998#comment-14691 Thanks, Curtis - glad you enjoyed the concert! Thanks, Curtis – glad you enjoyed the concert!

]]> http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/02/06/karen-gomyo-plays-prokofiev/comment-page-1/#comment-14689 Curtis Heikkinen Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:45:53 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=3998#comment-14689 I just returned from the evening performance and was so excited that I had to give my impressions. Based on this morning, my expectations were high. They were not only met, but exceeded. There are not enough superlatives to describe the playing this evening, from the sublime Wagner to the magisterial Sibelius, with the stunning Prokofiev sandwiched between. Gomyo is certainly the real thing and treated those of us in attendance to a superb reading of the Prokofiev, which has to be one of the great 20th century violin concertoes. I was impressed with Inkinen the first time he was here and I am even more so now. In fact, I would rank him with Yakov Kreizberg as my favorite guest conductor. He is quite graceful on the podium and boy can he conduct Sibelius, not to mention Wagner and Prokofiev. I don't believe I have heard more thrilling Sibelius in Portland. All sections of the orchestra were superb and deserved the enthusiatic reaction from the audience. All in all, a great evening of music. Those who don't have tickets to the remaining concerts should get them. Highly, highly recommended. I just returned from the evening performance and was so excited that I had to give my impressions. Based on this morning, my expectations were high. They were not only met, but exceeded. There are not enough superlatives to describe the playing this evening, from the sublime Wagner to the magisterial Sibelius, with the stunning Prokofiev sandwiched between. Gomyo is certainly the real thing and treated those of us in attendance to a superb reading of the Prokofiev, which has to be one of the great 20th century violin concertoes. I was impressed with Inkinen the first time he was here and I am even more so now. In fact, I would rank him with Yakov Kreizberg as my favorite guest conductor. He is quite graceful on the podium and boy can he conduct Sibelius, not to mention Wagner and Prokofiev. I don’t believe I have heard more thrilling Sibelius in Portland. All sections of the orchestra were superb and deserved the enthusiatic reaction from the audience. All in all, a great evening of music. Those who don’t have tickets to the remaining concerts should get them. Highly, highly recommended.

]]> http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/02/06/karen-gomyo-plays-prokofiev/comment-page-1/#comment-14688 Curtis Heikkinen Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:52:49 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=3998#comment-14688 I just have to comment on this morning's rehearsal that I was fortunate enough to attend. I was overwhelmed by Gomyo's performance. Displaying a colorful, warm singing tone in the lyrical passages, she dispatched the virtuoso passages with such panache. And to think it was merely a rehearsal! Violin fans have really had it good in recent weeks with Gomyo closely following Chee Yun's magical Dvorak concerto. The Sibelius and Wagner sounded wonderful this morning, too. Can't wait till tonight. Anyone reading this who does not have a ticket should get one because it looks like he or she will be treated to an evening of magnificent music. I just have to comment on this morning’s rehearsal that I was fortunate enough to attend. I was overwhelmed by Gomyo’s performance. Displaying a colorful, warm singing tone in the lyrical passages, she dispatched the virtuoso passages with such panache. And to think it was merely a rehearsal! Violin fans have really had it good in recent weeks with Gomyo closely following Chee Yun’s magical Dvorak concerto. The Sibelius and Wagner sounded wonderful this morning, too. Can’t wait till tonight. Anyone reading this who does not have a ticket should get one because it looks like he or she will be treated to an evening of magnificent music.

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