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Category Archives: Concert
Musical gifts from Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Canellakis/ Netherlands Radio Philharmonic TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 19th June 2020 Bouquets are usually given at the end of a performance, but Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra began their concert in TivoliVredenburg with a floral offering, Puccini’s Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums). This closing event in the Avrotros … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahms, Karina Canellakis, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Puccini, Verdi, Wagner
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Schubertian joy from Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic
Welser-Möst/ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 21st June 2020 Where its first subscription concert after the resumption of musical life was sober, serious, even defiant, here the Vienna Philharmonic let its hair down and had fun. Franz Welser-Möst, … Continue reading
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Tagged Franz Welser-Möst, Musikverein, Richard Strauss, Schubert, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Vive la résistance ! Dijon plays to audiences once more
Dissonances Chamber Music Series #1 Opéra de Dijon, 18th June 2020 They’re baby steps, but another country has reopened its concert halls to the public. In the heart of France, Opéra de Dijon is in the midst of a 36-programme … Continue reading
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Tagged David Grimal, Debussy, Nelson Goerner, Opéra de Dijon, Philippe Cassard, Ravel, Victor Julien-Laferrière
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A lunchtime feast from Michael Collins and Michael McHale at Wigmore Hall
Michael Collins & Michael McHale Wigmore Hall, 18th June 2020 These Wigmore Hall lunchtime streams are proving a real tonic, seeing the return of live music-making to the UK, albeit to an audience currently watching at home. It helps that John Gilhooly’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Collins, Michael McHale, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, Weber, Wigmore Hall
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