I had a mixed reaction to tonight’s concert by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, led by Principal Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado, at Carnegie Hall.

The centerpiece of the concert was Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31, with soloists Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Stewart Rose (horn).  As prelude, the orchestra performed Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  After intermission, they played Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9.

The Britten was splendid, as one could … <Read More>