Pianist Chih-Long Hu took off in arpeggio flourishes and trills that Miroslav Hristov’s violin had no choice but to jump into just to keep up in Beethoven’s 1801/02 “Sonata No. …
Storm clouds, operatic aria power violin-piano Beethoven concert
There were moments during Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 5 in F Major for Violin and Piano,” Op. 24, when Chih-Long Hu’s piano was off on extended rampages by itself that violinist …
Hristov, Hu launch Beethoven’s violin sonatas cycle
Listening to violinist Miroslav Hristov and pianist Chih-Long Hu play Ludwig van Beethoven’s 1797-98 “Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major,” Op. 12, No. 1, one might think this music …
Classic American music, food combine for great afternoon
A free concert featuring the chance to see mezzo-soprano Lorraine DeSimone and tenor Andrew Skoog swoon and to hear DeSimone bark and baritone Andrew Wentzel moo and quack, along with …
Educators shine in chamber performance
The life of a professional classical musician, on the road year-round pursuing a performance career, can be daunting, to say nothing about the hassles of living out of luggage for …