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Author: Linus Travelli
Date: 2001-07-03 22:03
How often do major professional orchestras perform clarinet concertos? I've never heard of one before
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Author: Daniel
Date: 2001-07-03 23:37
Not sure exactly. I know here in town, the Houston Symphony hasn't done a clarinet concerto since 1995, with the Nielsen Concerto (atleast, that i know of). And since then, two winners of the Ima Hogg competition have been clarinetist winning with the Nielsen. Part of the prize is supposed to be playing the concerto with the symphony, but not sure if they've ever done it. I think one year the competition was cancelled or something and the winners didn't get to solo.
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Author: Erika
Date: 2001-07-04 00:53
I'm not exactly sure either. Here in Cleveland, the Cleveland Orchestra has Franklin Cohen, the principle clarinetist, perform a solo about twice a year. He doesn't always play a concerto though.
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Author: Suzanne
Date: 2001-07-04 01:16
I have gotten to hear both of the principals of the Los Angeles Phil play concertos (Mozart and Copland) in the span of a couple of years.
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Author: Jeff Forman
Date: 2001-07-04 02:32
A week ago Friday (June 22), Anthony McGill (the assistant principal clarinetist in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) performed the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 and then did the Debussy Rhapsody with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. And he also did the Sheppard on the Rock with a Tenor in the pre-concert chamber music performance. It was phenomenal, and I highly recommend anyone who can see this young man (21 years old) do so. If I can use one word besides virtuosity, it would be passion. His playing was so passionate that his standing ovation was quite sustained. I am going to start looking out for clarinet performances at the BSO, especially if they are this good.
Jeff
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