Tag Archives: Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Orozco-Estrada and the Vienna Philharmonic embrace Dvořák and Korngold

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Prom 61: Orozco-Estrada/ Vienna Philharmonic Royal Albert Hall, 4th September 2019 After the emotional scenes the evening before, when the Proms bade a dewy-eyed farewell to nonagenarian Bernard Haitink, there was always going to be the danger of a sense … Continue reading →

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Wrath, hellfire and Soviet shadows from Orozco-Estrada and the LPO

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

LPO/ Andrés Orozco-Estrada *** Royal Festival Hall, 25th October 2017 Here’s a lethal Rachmaninov drinking game: down a finger of vodka at each quotation of the Dies irae. By the end of his Symphonic Dances, you’d be under the table. Rachmaninov had a strange … Continue reading →

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Sound and fury: boisterous performances from Orozco-Estrada and the LPO

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Khachaturian, Stravinsky et al: Baráti, LPO/Orozco-Estrada *** Royal Festival Hall, 26th February 2016 “Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Macbeth’s cold view of life doubles as a good analysis of Richard Strauss’ first tone poem – brassy fanfares and empty … Continue reading →

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