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Author Archives: Mark Pullinger
Västerås Sinfonietta unleashes nature and embraces joy at Kings Place
Crawford-Phillips/ Västerås Sinfonietta Kings Place, 19th February 2020 If laughter is the best medicine, then the power of music to uplift the spirits cannot be far behind, especially when the music-making is imbued with such unadulterated joy. I doubt I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahms, Dvořák, Lawrence Power, Ligeti, Mendelssohn, Paul Watkins, Simon Crawford-Phillips, Tarrodi, Västerås Sinfonietta
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Poetry and panache: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet excels in Ravel with the LPO
Krivine/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 14th February 2020 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has been immersed in the music of Maurice Ravel this week, touring the Left Hand Concerto with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, criss-crossing the country and sharing solo duties … Continue reading
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Tagged Emmanuel Krivine, Humperdinck, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ravel, Saint-Saëns
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Iceland Symphony demonstrates its mettle in UK debut tour
Tortelier/ Iceland Symphony Orchestra Cadogan Hall, 10th February 2020 It wasn’t just Storm Ciara that blew in from the west at the weekend. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra blasted in from Reykjavík to undertake its first UK tour, a welcome visitor … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev, Ravel, Thorvaldsdottir, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Yeol Eum Son
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Welsh National Opera tackles Les Vêpres siciliennes but the vocal fireworks fail to ignite
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes Welsh National Opera, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 8th February 2020 “Enough work to kill a bull!” was Verdi’s complaint about the effort of writing for the Paris Opéra. Les Vêpres siciliennes was the composer’s first original work … Continue reading