Malmö Symphony Orchestra (Malmö, Sweden)
Piazzolla Four Seasons
Recital in Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
with pianist Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro, cellist Chistian Poltéra
music by Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn
Beethoven Concerto with Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
“The opener was Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, with the Japanese-Canadian Karen Gomyo as soloist. With a no-nonsense stage presence, immaculate intonation and beautifully controlled phrasing, she made a terrifically fresh traversal of a familiar piece, with self-effacing virtuosity, beautifully sculpted phrases and penetrating, heart-stopping cadenzas.