“To Avner Dorman, CityMusic Cleveland’s season opener this week is more than just another series of concerts,” writes Zachary Lewis in Sunday’s (10/15) Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH). “It’s a chance to reconnect … with an old and dear friend, to honor a mentor he said shaped his artistic identity and set him on a path to success. ‘Every year, I feel like I appreciate him more,’ said Dorman of composer John Corigliano, whose concerto from ‘The Red Violin,’ as performed by violinist Tessa Lark, is the centerpiece of a series of free concerts Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 22, at venues around the region. ‘My time with him made all the difference in the world.’ … Dorman, artistic director of CityMusic, is far from alone in that sentiment. Corigliano, who turns 80 next year … will attend one of the performances in Cleveland.… He’s also one of the few composers with … a contemporary piece that has enjoyed both a prominent role in a mainstream film and an active life after its premiere (in this case, in 1998). Indeed, ‘The Red Violin’ … also won an Academy Award [and] can be said to have entered the standard repertoire.”
Posted October 18, 2017
