“Admittedly, as holiday seasons go, this one’s a real lump of coal,” writes Michael Andor Brodeur in Wednesday’s (12/2) Washington Post. “But … December’s online musical offerings are enough to fill in just about every gap left by your canceled plans…. This month, the Library of Congress concludes its valiant virtual effort to salvage Ludwig Van’s ruined 250th birthday with ‘(Re)hearing Beethoven,’ a streaming festival.…National Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Nurit-Bar Josef joins [pianist Efi] Hackmey for a program of Prokofiev … Fauré … and Indian American composer Reena Esmail’s ‘Jhula Jhule.’ Paola Prestini … co-founder and artistic director of National Sawdust … has … teamed with the acclaimed Mexican vocalist Magos Herrera for ‘Con Alma,’ a genre-crossing blend [premiered] as a live digital experience from Mexico City and New York City [featuring] the Young People’s Chorus of NYC, the Mexican Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, Silk Road Ensemble clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, and arrangers Gonzalo Grau and Diego Schissi.… Montgomery County pandemic restrictions nixed the possibility of the National Philharmonic offering its annual presentation of Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ but they’re still going full stream ahead into December…. On Dec. 20, freshly appointed concertmaster Laura Colgate performs the entirety of Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’—in case you’re already craving spring.”
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