For Immediate Release June 4, 2019 Media Contact: Nicole Morelle, 399-3645 Jessica Kaufman, 274-1057 THE RPO AND EASTMAN PRESENTS BEN FOLDS IN CONCERT WITH THE ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA May 8, 2020 Rochester - The RPO and Eastman Presents Ben Folds in Concert with the Rochester Philharmonic... read more
Date: June 2019 Textura. Click here for the original review. Three generations of composers are celebrated on American Rapture, with a world premiere recording of a 2018 work by Jennifer Higdon featured alongside pieces by Samuel Barber and Patrick Harlin. Yolanda Kondonassis is the star soloist in Higdon's four-movement Harp Concerto, which was... read more
May 28, 2019 Editorial Staff, Adirondack Almanack. Click here for the original article. The Fulton Chain of Lakes Performing Arts Council has announced their annual event, “An Evening with the Symphony,” has been set for Friday, July 26, 2019 at 7:30 pm. This is their 21st year of presenting this concert under... read more
Date: May 27, 2019 Ideastream. Click here for the original article. "Yolanda Kondonassis’ enthusiasm for her instrument is infectious," says Jennifer Higdon when describing working with her to create her new Harp Concerto. This world premiere recording by Yolanda Kondonassis with Ward Stare and the Rochester Philharmonic is a... read more
Date: May 24, 2019 Classical MPR. Click here for the original article. Forget everything you thought you knew about the capabilities of the harp. Jennifer Higdon's new harp concerto is "strong, feisty, and heroic," says Yolanda Kondonassis, the harpist for whom the piece was composed. In her interview with Fred... read more
HARPIST YOLANDA KONDONASSIS’ NEW ALBUM AMERICAN RAPTURE FEATURES THE WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING OF PULITZER PRIZE WINNER JENNIFER HIGDON'S HARP CONCERTO, A PIECE THAT IS DEEPLY PERSONAL TO BOTH ARTISTS. Lansing's City Pulse describes the concerto as, "a sweet-tart, crystalline delight, glittering with extra percussion," while Rochester's CITY Newspaper notes, “Higdon was keen to showcase the harp's naturally rich... read more
Date: May 22, 2019 Timothy Judd, The Listeners Club. Click here for the original review. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Ward Stare have released a new album of American music on the Azica label. American Rapture contains two world premiere recordings—Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto (2018) featuring the American harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, and Patrick Harlin’s Rapture (2011), an orchestral showpiece inspired... read more
Date: May 20, 2019 Harp Column. Click here for the original review. The world premiere recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Harp, performed by Yolanda Kondonassis and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, is featured on the orchestra’s new album American Rapture, released May 17. Under conductor Ward Stare, the recording also includes Barber’s Symphony No. 1... read more
Date: May 20, 2019 Harp Column. Click here for the original review. The world premiere recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Harp, performed by Yolanda Kondonassis and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, is featured on the orchestra’s new album American Rapture, released May 17. Under conductor Ward Stare, the recording also includes Barber’s Symphony No.... read more
