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daily observations (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
In case you’ve missed it in your day’s rounds of the internet, Jon Kimura Parker, soloist with the orchestra last week in the Brahms d minor piano concerto, responded to David Stabler’s review (a markedly bad one) of the performance: We live in a fascinating time where reviewers cannot hide behind their newspapers as in days [...]
daily observations (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
First, I just have to say that the First Piano Concerto of Brahms is even better than I remembered it. I think the last time we performed it was with Peter Serkin, and that was an amazing series of performances, but this time, with Jon Kimura Parker, and with the orchestra playing so well, it [...]
daily observations (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
... Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody is just a lot of fun to play and to listen to, so I’m perplexed. Oh, and Jon Kimura Parker is an amazing pianist by anyone’s estimation, and I’m always amazed when he doesn’t fill halls like a couple of other big names manage to do. Now we have a pretty thumbs-down review from David Stabler to round out the opening night. I’m not sure quite what this was all about,...
