BY ALAN SHERROD A sensation almost dreamlike and otherworldly permeated the Tennessee Theatre this past Thursday and Friday evening as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began its 2021-22 season of Masterworks concerts. Having juggled their vaccination credentials, satisfied the contraband…
Review: Violinist Bollinger Awes Audience In Tchaikovsky as KSO Triumphs in Shostakovich Fifth
By Alan Sherrod If there was ever a concerto that could send its audience into ecstasy with the conclusion of the first movement, it is certainly the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Its extended rousing coda works its familiar magic on…