REVIEW: Epiphanies of Nature From Finland, California, and the Berkshires - The Berkshire Edge

REVIEW: Epiphanies of Nature from Finland, California, and the Berkshires - The Berkshire Edge

Thomas Adès conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, Sunday, July 13 Program Gabriella Smith, “Tumblebird Contrails” (2014) Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in d, op. 47, with Pekka Kuusisto, violin Sibelius, Fifth Symphony in E-flat, op. 82 The program was a well-thought-out combination of works designed by a conductor who had ties to all the referenced points of the compass. He had made a spectacular debut at Tanglewood with the m…

The Week in Reviews, Op. 508: Pekka Kuusisto; New Hollywood String Quartet; Joshua Bell

By Laurie Niles: In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the highlighted links to read the entire reviews. Violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Photo by Bard Gundersen. Pekka Kuusisto performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Ad�s.Boston Musical Intelligencer: "Kuusisto�s forthrig…