Tag Archives: Filarmonica della Scala

Beethoven 250: Riccardo Chailly on the nine symphonies

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Interview: Riccardo Chailly 27th January 2020 During his tenure as chief conductor of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig from 2005 to 2016, Riccardo Chailly undertook what amounted to a re-evaluation of Beethoven’s music, performing and recording the cycle of nine symphonies, taking … Continue reading →

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Taking flight from the Scala pit: Riccardo Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala on tour

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Filarmonia della Scala/ Chailly ***** Barbican, 24th January 2018 La Scala doesn’t quite roll out the red carpet for Riccardo Chailly, but they do ferry around a podium upholstered with red velvet carpet and matching handrail. If Chailly is maestro royalty, … Continue reading →

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A whiff of greasepaint: Verdi crackling with theatricality from Chailly at La Scala

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Mark Pullinger

Viva Verdi! Filarmonica della Scala/ Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 3559) Riccardo Chailly conducts Verdi at La Scala all too infrequently. In the past decade, there has been a 2006 Rigoletto, followed by the Franco Zeffirelli production of Aida, where Roberto … Continue reading →

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