Cellist Nina Kotova's concert review in LA Times. 1999 "..she's a talent to reckon with--poised, committed, graceful and spirited." LA Times, 1999

1. Another Delightful Discovery From Russia
Young Russian String Ensemble Shows Promising Talent, Unity
January 15, 1999 | CHRIS PASLES
Music stories andsurprises keepcomingout of Russia. Wednesday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, the
Chamber OrchestraKremlin, foundedinMoscowin1991 by violinist-conductor MishaRachlevsky,
provedto be acrackerjack ensemble of 18youthful stringplayers.
They playedmusic spanningnearly three centuries, fromHaydnto Barber, inaconcert co-sponsoredby
the LagunaChamber Music Society andthe Philharmonic Society, andplayedit all well, althoughwith
variedimpact.
The orchestrafaredbetter--soundinglighter andmore stylish--inworks writtenfor astringensemble
(Haydn's Concerto;Dvorak's E-minor Serenade)thanintranscriptions for one (Barber's Adagio for
Strings;Schoenberg's "Verklarte Nacht"), where it soundedstodgy andponderous.
Still, it's atalentedgroup, splendidly unifiedinensemble. It couldbe atadmore free, however.
But to its credit, the orchestrahadRussiancellist NinaKotovaas its soloist inabright, vividaccount of
Haydn's Concerto inC, H. VIIb:I.
A childprodigy who beganwinninginternational competitions by the age of 15, Kotovaraninto badluck
whenher father diedunder mysterious circumstances. Amongher problems were astruggle to get avisa
to study inthe UnitedStates andlittle money, but inamovie-like twist, by 1993 she was beginningto
make it bigas aNewYork fashionmodel.
She returnedto music in1996, andshe's atalent to reckonwith--poised, committed, graceful and
spirited.
The groupplayedtwo encores:Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" andahumorous series of
variations onthe "Happy Birthday" song, as it might have beenarrangedby several different Strausses,
Wagner andafewother composers.
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