New Music, Defined by Time and Tide
On Friday evening, the cellist Wendy Sutter and the pianist Olga Vinokur presented a recital at Bargemusic that was part of a series devoted to contemporary works called Here and Now.
On Friday evening, the cellist Wendy Sutter and the pianist Olga Vinokur presented a recital at Bargemusic that was part of a series devoted to contemporary works called Here and Now.
Ms. Sutter throws herself into the music with something like ferocity, playing each repetition as an intensification of the one before. Or maybe she's just so intense that everything feels new.
Ms. Sutter throws herself into the music with something like ferocity, playing each repetition as an intensification of the one before. Or maybe she's just so intense that everything feels new.
Like certain abstract paintings spellbinding in a gallery–yet which one wouldn’t want to see on a living-room wall–Wendy Sutter offered an experience that defied description, yet which was its own reward.
Like certain abstract paintings spellbinding in a gallery–yet which one wouldn’t want to see on a living-room wall–Wendy Sutter offered an experience that defied description, yet which was its own reward.
A muse and music star all in one, Wendy Sutter is establishing herself as one of the great cellists of the classical stage.
A muse and music star all in one, Wendy Sutter is establishing herself as one of the great cellists of the classical stage.
Wendy Sutter has proven herself as one of the foremost and diverse soloists of her generation.
Wendy Sutter has proven herself as one of the foremost and diverse soloists of her generation.
With piercing beauty, passionate legato and perfectly tuned octaves, Sutter’s expertly detailed tone has audiences lost in its intensity.
With piercing beauty, passionate legato and perfectly tuned octaves, Sutter’s expertly detailed tone has audiences lost in its intensity.
Sutter, in a word, was magnificent. Her rich, grainy sound was amplified by the acoustic of the crypt to where her instrument had great physical presence... Sutter was constantly compelling, and one felt her dig into the music deeper with each note, reflecting the inner expanses she uncovered through the controlled passion of her playing.
Sutter, in a word, was magnificent. Her rich, grainy sound was amplified by the acoustic of the crypt to where her instrument had great physical presence... Sutter was constantly compelling, and one felt her dig into the music deeper with each note, reflecting the inner expanses she uncovered through the controlled passion of her playing.
The magnificent cellist Wendy Sutter presented Glass’ Songs and Poems I & II to a sold-out room... Sutter played it with assured power and pride.
The magnificent cellist Wendy Sutter presented Glass’ Songs and Poems I & II to a sold-out room... Sutter played it with assured power and pride.
Solo Bach/Choice of the Week
Spend Your Week With Bach, Beowulf and a Bee Aficionado
Spend Your Week With Bach, Beowulf and a Bee Aficionado
For the cello, an amplified role in the avant-garde
Around the world, cellists are pulling up a seat next to indie rockers, pop bands, and DJs. No wonder readers of a classical-music magazine voted the cello the 'sexiest instrument.'
Around the world, cellists are pulling up a seat next to indie rockers, pop bands, and DJs. No wonder readers of a classical-music magazine voted the cello the 'sexiest instrument.'
A New Work for Cello, Played Upon a Veteran
On Tuesday evening there were three performers at the center of the tidy loft that is the Howard Gilman Performance Space of the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
On Tuesday evening there were three performers at the center of the tidy loft that is the Howard Gilman Performance Space of the Baryshnikov Arts Center.