Janice Carissa
REVIEW: Conductor Paolo Bortolameolli makes musical magic with San Diego Symphony
Young pianist also dazzles in Ravel and Chilean composer’s ‘Estallido’ piece made its local premiere
From the San Diego Union-Tribune
By Christian Hertzog
Until the renovations to the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Center are completed, the San Diego Symphony must continue its itinerant existence. Friday night found the orchestra at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, where conductor Paolo Bortolameolli and pianist Janice Carissa made their local debuts.
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Pianist Carissa is a recent alumna of the Curtis Institute of Music and is currently studying in Juilliard’s graduate program. YouTube videos show her as a talented technician, but there’s not much revelation in those interpretations for a young pianist.
However, her playing in Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto was masterful, summoning ferocious sonorities in the bass register, flying to the top register and back with graceful agility. It was an astounding performance, suggesting great things to come from her.