There’s nothing like the Beethoven Violin Concerto and Mozart Jupiter Symphony to reset timings and tunings.
Violinist Francesca Dego performs with music director Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Meyerson Symphony Center on Nov. 22, 2024.Orchestral repertory gets no more standard than that offered Friday night by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. But orchestras, like cars, need periodic tuneups, and there’s nothing like the Beethoven Violin Concerto and MozartSymphony to reset timings and tunings, and generally get everything operating smoothly and responsively.
With music director Fabio Luisi back on the podium, violin playing in particular evinced a unanimity and polish not always consistent these days. Both performances had personality and much elegant detail. Bassoons repeatedly spun out beautiful tones and phrases, but in both pieces trumpets were occasionally too obtrusive in what aren’t, after all, particularly interesting parts.proved that pianissimos can be as gripping as fortissimos.
With his extensive operatic experience, Luisi again proved the most alert and responsive of collaborators, and he had the orchestra playing with élan and elegance., came to the DSO with newer ideas on late 18th and early 19th century performance practices. By contrast, Luisi’s approach to the MozartMeyerson Symphony CenterIt’s actually a pretty dramatic piece, and Luisi’s rather operatic approach contrasted bold statements and emphases with whispered delicacies.
Meyerson concerts are prefaced by announcements — amplified to sports arena volumes — asking people not to record or take photos during concerts. This would be an ideal opportunity to add, “For best enjoyment of multi-movement compositions, please hold your applause until all movements have been played.”Repeats at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. $49 to $263. 214-849-4376, dallassymphony.org.
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