After intermission, the evening, and the series, ended with the premiere of Mr. Lang's "mystery sonatas," a work of nearly 40 minutes for solo violin performed stunningly by the brilliant young violinist Augustin Hadelich.
"Little Buddha" also has a greater visual sophistication that echoes some of Mr. Bertolucci's own wide-screen exoticism, as captured most recently by "The Last Emperor" and "The Sheltering Sky". Photographed stunningly by Vittorio Storaro, accompanied by Ryuichi Sakamoto's powerfully insinuating score, this film rises above its own obviousness to work in genuinely mysterious ways.
Stunningly, by 2022, a typical family home could contain more than 500 connected smart devices, keeping our homes more secure, our kids safer, while conserving resources, and making daily tasks more convenient than ever.
The headline event of Daniel Barenboim's Festtage, the annual spring festival organised by the Berlin State Opera, was an arresting new production of Wagner's Tannhäuser by the German choreographer Sasha Waltz, stunningly performed by a star cast led by Peter Seiffert.
Beautiful storytelling in action can be found in Poonamailee Production's play of Michale Morpurgo's An Elephant in the Garden, adapted and directed by Simon Reade and stunningly performed by Alison Reid.
Start Trek: The Future Begins, conceived and stunningly directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, is an appropriate, much-needed myth for a new 21st century generation that brilliantly weaves the latest discoveries of neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics into the story.
The tricky medium of drypoint, whose velvety line is achieved by dragging the surface of the plate with a sharp, round point that creates a shallow rut edged by the displaced metal, is stunningly illustrated by Rembrandt's "Three Crosses" (circa 1660-63), shere here in two states.
Spread throughout are patches of musical excerpts from Rachmaninoff, balanced by contemporary songs by Malloy (some derived from themes by the former, including one called "Natalya" stunningly performed by James).
The moving first act is stunningly acted by Brown and McLaughlin, while the second, although gorgeously played by Ngaujah and Amato, is a bit talky.
But that's almost beside the point it's how you get to the end that matters, and the path you follow, stunningly soundtracked by in-house composer Jessica Curry (given Journey's score by Austin Wintory got itself a Grammy nod, this definitely deserves to be in the running for a whole bunch of awards), is never dull.
Both works were stunningly played by Stephen Gosling.
