Review: The New York Philharmonic Celebrates the Chinese New Year
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Lede: “Xin nian kuai le!” That’s a happy Chinese new year from the New York Philharmonic, which celebrated on Tuesday with its fourth annual gala concert at a packed Avery Fisher Hall.
It is a direct lede because it got right into the basics, who, what, when, where, why and how if appropriate.
Why was it news?
Is it new?
The New York Philharmonic celebrated the Chinese new year on Tuesday with its fourth annual gala concert at a packed Avery Fisher Hall.
Is it unusual?
American symphony orchestras try to develop new audiences connected to one of the few markets where classical music is booming, such as China. The key is musical, not commercial.
The report is about music. It mainly talks about the evaluation of the orchestra’s performance. It is very detailed in how the concert is played, including who played what part and how well they played. For example, Mr. Lin’s double concerto is most ambitious toward the end, when resolutely tonal sound blocks from the tuned percussion and brass evoke a still landscape, crossed by flutters from the woodwind, cello and sheng. The piece is elegant and often feisty, but Mr. Ma’s recognizable sound was neutered by amplification here, and balances between the soloists and orchestra were unsteady. “Zun,” an encore for the same duo also by Mr. Lin, was charming.
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