Filarmonia della Scala/ Chailly *****
Barbican, 24th January 2018
La Scala doesn’t quite roll out the red carpet for Riccardo Chailly, but they do ferry around a podium upholstered with red velvet carpet and matching handrail. If Chailly is maestro royalty, his orchestra are loyal subjects, playing with aristocratic flair. The last time I heard them together was in a new production of Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie last April. With the Filarmonica della Scala released from the pit and out on international tour, it was apt that Rossini’s feathered felon opened proceedings, its sparkling overture launching a truly magnificent evening.
Riccardo Chailly
© G. Gori | Filarmonica della Scala
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