Lalo
Charles Dutoit and James Ehnes with The San Francisco Symphony in Ravel, Lalo, and Elgar
The San Francisco Symphony
Davies Hall, San Francisco
Friday, February 1, 2013
Charles Dutoit, conducting
James Ehnes, violin
Ravel – Rapsodie espagnole (1908)
Lalo – Symphonie espagnole,Opus 21 (1874)
Elgar – “Enigma” Variations, Opus 36 (1899)
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They dance with a keen sense of drama with a very fine feeling for the gestures on which a ballet turns. They have a special sense for the overarching form and thrust of the choreographer's idea for each piece they danced, so the build-up of dramatic tension could be gradual, the feelings brought to each movement fitting and those important gestures could fit in in a restrained, even understated way. The dancers tend to give as much attention to their port à bras, which was very plastic, very tactile, as if pushing against the thickness of the atmosphere around them, as their leg- and foot-work, also with a careful attention to line, especially in the groupings at the cadence of a scene. They are extremely absorbing, giving something much more than the display of a Gala performance, despite the over-excited opening night audience.
Étoiles From Paris and Stars From Australia: A Dance Preview of the 2012 Lincoln Center Festival
Lincoln Center, David H. Koch Theater (unless otherwise noted): June 12 – August 5 (the Lincoln Center Festival begins July 5)
Please see below for schedule.
The Australian Ballet, which tends to tour “overseas” once a year, will come to …