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THE PIANIST CONDUCTOR |
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REVIEWS & FEATURES |
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November 11, 2009 Princeton Town Topics; "New Jersey Symphony Brings a Bit of Finland to Princeton" |
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"The classical music tradition in Finland is not as well known as other European musical practices, and the talented musicians of that region are even lesser known. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra worked to dispel some of that mystery on Friday night when the ensemble presented a concert featuring the music of Jean Sibelius in Richardson Auditorium. Finnish guest conductor Olli Mustonen paired two Sibelius works with a short overture by Robert Schumann and a substantial Mozart piano concert with the conductor doubling as soloist."
Read the article [towntopics.com] |
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November 9, 2009 The Star-Ledger; "Pianist/conductor Olli Mustonen on the podium" |
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"[It] was in the heart of the program, in music full of subtleties and what felt like new discoveries, that Mustonen and the orchestra were able to show off an even more compelling result of their collaboration—the breathtaking artistry they achieved together."
Read the article [nj.com] |
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November 7, 2009 WWFM "Cadenza" Interview with Guest Conductor and Pianist Olli Mustonen |
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"Cadenza" host Dave Osenberg interviews Olli Mustonen, guest conductor and pianist for the NJSO's "The Pianist Conductor" program, in a webcast available on the radio station's website.
Hear Part 1 of the interview at wwfm.org and check back for Part 2.
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New reviews and features will be posted to www.njsymphony.org/news as they become available. |
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MUSICIAN INSIGHT
Vincent Belford, trombone |
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Musician Insight We haven’t played Sibelius’ Sixth Symphony before, so it was a new learning experience for me. In rehearsal, I wasn’t immediately in love with it, but it really grew on me. [Guest conductor Olli Mustonen] conducts without a baton, so he shaped phrases with his hands, and he communicated the big picture—I think he really captured the feeling of winter in the piece.
I think the audiences really loved it; I didn’t know that they would, because it’s such an introspective piece. But you can tell at the end of the symphony—there was this moment of silence before the applause, a good silence. When you have a thousand people all being silent, that stillness is pretty powerful.
Schumann is one of my favorite composers (all his symphonies have trombones!), and we hadn’t played [the Julius Caesar Overture] before. It was really cool to have a concert program that included works we haven’t done in the past. |
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MOZART'S JUPITER
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Featuring Mozart's Overture to The Magic Flute and Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter." |
If you like piano concertos:
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RUSSIAN ROMANTICS
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Featuring Olga Kern performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.
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BEST OF COMPOSERS AT THE KEYBOARD
May 20–23
Featuring keyboard works by Mussorgsky, Schumann, Mozart and Rachmaninoff.
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