Tag Archives: BBCSO

The Czech Fidelio: Bělohlávek leads a fine account of Smetana’s Dalibor

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Smetana: Dalibor **** Jiří Bělohlávek/BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, 2nd May 2015 “What Czech does not like music?” declares Beneš, the jailor in Smetana’s opera Dalibor. Certainly not Jiří Bělohlávek, who is as superb an advocate for Czech music as any … Continue reading →

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Genial Nielsen from the BBC SO and Sakari Oramo

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo *** Barbican, 16th January 2015 My introduction to Carl Nielsen was an interval feature on a television Proms broadcast, presented by comedian Alexei Sayle. It opened with photographs featuring the young Nielsen pulling grotesque gargoyle-like faces, … Continue reading →

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