Yolanda Kondonassis’s dual role as both harpist and percussionist across this album’s centerpiece concerto represents the performance’s most distinctive interpretive challenge. Navigating between two fundamentally different instrumental identities within a single extended work demands not only technical facility but genuine musical adaptability. The harpist meets this challenge with evident command, moving between the harp’s sustained resonance and percussion’s rhythmic impact without suggesting interpretive inconsistency. Andrew Grams coordinates the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra around the soloist with consistent responsiveness, permitting the ensemble to contribute meaningful orchestral dialogue rather than mere accompaniment.

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