Tag Archives: Grieg

Kitchen sink Carmen: Cristian Măcelaru rounds off the ONF season in style

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Cristian Măcelaru/ Orchestre National de France Maison de la Radio, Paris, 23rd July 2020 Let’s hear it for the percussion department! They literally take a back seat in the orchestra and, in these days of slimline orchestral performances, are often … Continue reading →

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Grieg’s Piano Concerto from Bergen… and Reykjavík!

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Ólafsson, Gardner/ Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Grieghallen, Bergen & Harpa, Reykjavík, 24th May 2020 With lots of online attention focused on Glyndebourne’s “Open House” screening of its 2012 Figaro yesterday evening, this live concert slipped in under the wire, almost unnoticed. … Continue reading →

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Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Grieg’s Piano Concerto in Tivoli Gardens

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Mortensen/ Concerto Copenhagen Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, 24th August 2019 Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto must come with the territory if you’re a Norwegian pianist, yet Leif Ove Andsnes hasn’t played it for a dozen years. All that changed yesterday evening … Continue reading →

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Paavo Järvi flies the flag for Estonia

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Prom 42: Estonian Festival Orchestra/ Järvi *** Royal Albert Hall, 13th August 2018 Flags of blue, black and white were waved enthusiastically around the Royal Albert Hall and with good reason. Estonia celebrates 100 years of independence this year and … Continue reading →

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Scheherazade through a monochrome veil: Simon Trpčeski at Wigmore Hall

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Simon Trpčeski *** Wigmore Hall, 2nd May 2018 Take some stiff paper and a stick of charcoal, then attempt to draw Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield with Cypresses. However skilled the sketch, it’s never going to be able to replicate the colours … Continue reading →

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