“For the first time in over thirty years the venerable Livingston Symphony Orchestra kicks off its season with someone new holding the baton,” writes Jason Kaplan on Saturday (10/17) at TAPinto.net (New Providence, NJ). “That someone is American conductor Anthony LaGruth, from the Garden State Philharmonic, who hopes to pick up where long time Maestro Ivan Jaray left off after retiring from the orchestra after three decades of leadership. … ‘My goal is to lead the LSO the best way that I know how,’ said LaGruth. ‘Work hard. Play with passion. Care for the individuals who make up the orchestra.’ … Rick Ober, LSO’s personnel manager and horn player, said … ‘I think audiences will hear great musical stories because Anthony is asking us to dig deeper into the emotional content of the music.’ … For his Livingston debut as music director [on November 7], the orchestra will perform three pieces: Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture; Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E Flat, featuring Ray Riccomini from the Metropolitan Opera as trumpet soloist; and Dvoráak’s Symphony No. 7…. Audiences should expect a ‘whole new level of emotional content brought out from the music,’ trombonist David Sullivan asserted.”
Posted October 19, 2015
