Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4” on the other hand is about as grand and robust a work as there is. And last night the Cleveland Orchestra made it even greater still.
And in the hands of Conductor Pinchas Steinberg and Cleveland’s namesake Orchestra, that core is realized with all nuance and care with which it was written – and all the sweep and the majesty with which it was always meant to be heard.
JOHN HOOD, MIAMI NEW TIMES, 4 APRIL 2009