But Mr. Kaplow conducted the rest of the musical fare, which, other than the "Euryanthe" overture, was all American: Samuel Barber's irresistible Violin Concerto (with Arturo Delmoni delivering a performance of concert-level sensuousness in the solo) and Hershy Kay's "Western Symphony".
And Mr. Barron was responsible for the single most exquisite performance of the concert, a solo rhapsody on "Body and Soul" that went on and on, building suspense, as he engraved his elegant variations on the theme.
On Saturday, I ventured out to Manhattan's 54 Below, site of several memorable performances in recent months, for the inaugural performance of Classical Concerts for Classy Kids.
She noted that with the performance of the concerts, Knowles reaffirmed "her solidarity with all her fans" and confirmed that she plans on "sticking around for a good long time".
To Mr. Muti, a concert performance of an opera is a concert; he does not believe in semistaged productions.
Mr. Anderszewski's discomfort with the social protocols of concert performance goes beyond mere shyness.
The final performance of the eight-concert schedule will be on Aug. 18.
| Aug. 25 at 8: The Amernet String Quartet gives a preview performance of its Maverick Concerts program (see Out of Town).
And it's those killer curves that momentarily derailed Jay-Z Friday night at the last performance of his 8-concert run at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
At "A Tribute to Elvis," one of the opening-weekend performances of the Concerts in the Garden series, Mr. Parker will throw a silk sash at swooning female audience members.
His next project takes him back to Avery Fisher Hall, where he will conduct a string of concert performances of Puccini's very Wagnerian verismo stunner.
