Playing in Paris at the new La Seine Musicale – Gallery

The last leg of the CSO’s European tour stopped in Paris for three performances at the exquisite La Seine Musicale. At the end of an enormously positive trip as Cincinnati’s ambassador, the CSO and Louis Langrée toasted to eleven successful performances and to the future of the Orchestra, returning home to Music Hall in less than a month! Photo credit: Gaël Dupret Continue reading Playing in Paris at the new La Seine Musicale – Gallery

Reviews from Europe in French & Dutch

Bonne pioche pour l’Ohio : Cincinnati a recruté l’un des meilleurs chefs, que vient d’accueillir, au terme de leur tournée européenne, une Seine musicale dont on a pu apprécier l’acoustique, plus sèche et plus analytique que celle de la Philharmonie. French review of Paris performance Bernstein en Gershwin kennen we als onvervalste Amerikanen. Dvorák was ook in het land waar de Indianen ooit het dagelijks … Continue reading Reviews from Europe in French & Dutch

Labor Day Weekend with the CSO in Europe

The CSO spent Labor Day Weekend in the Netherlands, performing at the prestigious Muzikgebouw in Eindhoven and the Tivoli Bredenburg in Utrecht. A very special moment came when members of the CSO collaborated with a group of refugees in Utrecht for an inspiring chamber performance. These cultural exchanges are one of the many incalculable rewards of touring. The next day, the Orchestra traveled to Antwerp, … Continue reading Labor Day Weekend with the CSO in Europe

CSO Musicians Perform Free Concert for Refugees in Netherlands

Violinists Charles Morley, Paul Patterson, Sylvia Mitchell to play classical favorites and jazz standards with pianist Michael Chertock, saxophonist James Bunte On 4 September at Buurtcentrum de Dreef in Utrecht, Netherlands, Classical Movements will present a concert for refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Northern Africa, featuring five members of the world-renowned, 122-year-old Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) during their six-country, 11-concert tour of Europe. Hours before … Continue reading CSO Musicians Perform Free Concert for Refugees in Netherlands

A Glowing Review from The Times of London

“The Ohio orchestra’s first Prom is a touring programme of precision and sparkle that shows us exactly what we’ve been missing.” Following the CSO debut at the BBC Proms on Sunday, Times of London critic Geoff Brown wrote, “You wouldn’t find British orchestral musicians sitting on the platform practising scales and twiddly bits 25 minutes before the concert starts. Yet the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra was … Continue reading A Glowing Review from The Times of London