Music in Mid-Ohio is Classical 101's presentation of our local concert life.
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It’s a privilege to remind everyone of the riches of Columbus concert life.
This is the Ohio State University Symphony conducted by Miriam Burns.
Kurt Masur appointed Burns as his cover conductor of the New York Philharmonic, early in her career. Today, she holds music directorships in New York and Virginia. A conducting career that has taken Miriam Burns all over the world has brought her back to Central Ohio. She's currently on the faculty of the School of Music at The Ohio State University, where her duties include conducting the OSU Symphony.
This performance was recorded in Hughes Hall last January 29. The orchestra played an ambitious program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Dt8aWNiJ8
Mozart’s music balances delicacy with passion. The proper balance is the job of the conductor, here splendidly accomplished. The Cosi fan tutte overture is working if it makes the listener smile. I grinned all through this performance.
There was also an accomplished performance of a prelude that changed music. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde is not for beginners. It is for students, because if you can bring off these rich harmonies you can play anything. What was a wonderful surprise.
I loved this concert. These OSU students can play!
