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Tag Archives: Dvořák
From sunrise to dreamy afternoons: orchestral sorcery from François-Xavier Roth and the LSO
François-Xavier Roth/ LSO **** Barbican Hall, 14th November 2018 The biennial Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition is just a week away. Winners have the opportunity to become assistant conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra for up to a year. Former winner François-Xavier Roth shadowed the … Continue reading
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Tagged Debussy, Dvořák, François-Xavier Roth, Jean-Guihen Queyras, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Strauss
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Puppet master: Dutoit conjures superb playing from the RPO in Petrushka
Respighi/Dvořák/Stravinsky: RPO/Dutoit **** Royal Festival Hall, 29th March 2016 Something quite remarkable happens to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra when Charles Dutoit stands before it. A band which can sound – and look – disengaged is suddenly transformed when its Principal Conductor galvanises … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Dutoit, Dvořák, Gautier Capuçon, Respighi, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stravinsky
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Sunny beams from Dvořák and Brahms as Nézet-Séguin returns to London
Dvořák/Brahms: LPO/Nézet-Séguin **** Royal Festival Hall, 3rd February 2016 Dvořák’s Sixth cannot claim to plumb any tragic depths, nor Brahms’ Double Concerto any virtuosic heights. Instead, both works ooze warmth. Brahms’ concerto is suffused with a mellow glow, while Dvořák … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahms, Dvořák, Lisa Batiashvili, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maximilian Hornung, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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The Met’s gorgeous Rusalka doesn’t probe the murky depths
Dvořák: Rusalka *** Metropolitan Opera, 8th February 2014 I’ve an inkling this production of Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera is the sort we’re supposed to shake our heads and sneer at. Sumptuously costumed and featuring handsome, realistic sets, Otto … Continue reading
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Tagged Dísella Làrusdóttir, Dolora Zajick, Dvořák, Emily Magee, John Relyea, Laurie Feldman, Maya Lahyani, Metropolitan Opera, Otto Schenk, Piotr Beczała, Renée Fleming, Renée Tatum, Rusalka, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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