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LINDSAY DEUTSCH CapeCodOnline.com September 28, 2009 ____________________________________ Symphony offers autumn tribute By John Murelle The start of a new season is often filled with great emotion, expectation and joy. This passion is an inspiring context for orchestral compositions. Saturday evening the Cape Cod Symphony, under the direction of its music director Jung-Ho Pak, presented an imaginative concert of fallinspired works by composers from Italy, Argentina and Russia as well as America. The program began with a grouping of short compositions. First was the fall movement from “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi. This music is as much a part of classical music’s top 40 as Beethoven’s Fifth. And with Lindsay Deutsch, a captivating soloist, setting the tone, the listener was once again reminded of its grace. Only in her mid-20s, Deutsch is nevertheless a confident and intelligent soloist. Her gorgeous presence focused the other musicians on stage as well as the audience to the charm of this beloved composition. She performed her solo duties without the need of printed music while sharing her playfulness and understanding with all. American composer Paul Salerni was in the audience to hear his composition “Autumn Leaves in Parco Querini,” composed for solo violin. Deutsch’s thoughtful and musical approach, however, could not bring this work off the page and into the hall. I was first introduced to the music of Astor Piazzolla with Yo-Yo Ma’s 1997 recording, “The Soul of the Tango.” Piazzolla’s music is complex and exacting while also being sensuous. The symphonic selection for this performance was the 1969 composition, “Otoño Porteño” (Buenos Aires Autumn). The orchestra, again with Deutsch, convincingly brought Piazzolla’s tango music onto the concert stage while maintaining its origins in popular culture. The other soloist for the Piazzolla was first cellist Bo Ericsson, who played with arresting richness and beauty. After a full first half, which included the autumn movement of Alexander Glazunov’s “The Seasons,” conductor and orchestra launched into the major work of the evening, Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4,” composed in 1878. “Symphony No. 4” is full of compelling melodies that seamlessly meld into one another. The composition possesses a relentless restlessness that propels the music forward to its climatic conclusion. The orchestra has the job of holding this tension taut throughout the symphony. The performers impressed with their confidant, dynamically rich performance. It would be difficult to single out a particular instrumental solo or section to praise; the orchestra made music as one, with maestro Pak leading the symphony to its powerful finale. The opening of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra’s 48th season – its third under the leadership of Pak – clearly illustrated that our hometown orchestra has become a major performing arts organization. And by the look of the nearly sold-out auditorium at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center, this is no longer a secret. John Murelle teaches voice and music appreciation at his voice studio in East Sandwich and at the Cape Cod Conservatory.