The programming is anchored by canonical works and balanced with debut artists.
French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet saved the concert during Camille Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 5.
Despite some financial uncertainty, the band plays on with a number of exciting highlights.
The “Northern Lights” program highlighted range and variation within a form that’s typically dedicated to setting its own limits.
The album is always fresh and unpredictable, despite conjuring inscrutable moods.
