Tag Archives: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Poetry and panache: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet excels in Ravel with the LPO

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Krivine/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 14th February 2020 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has been immersed in the music of Maurice Ravel this week, touring the Left Hand Concerto with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, criss-crossing the country and sharing solo duties … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Staring into the abyss: a devastating Pathétique opens the LPO’s season

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 27th September 2019 From the string sighs of “Désir”, the first of Oliver Knussen’s Scriabin Settings, to the hollow rasp of the double basses’ dying growls in the Pathétique, this was a concert … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Triumphant Glazunov 5 crowns Jurowski’s evening of Russian “Henry Wood Novelties”

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Prom 41: Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, 17th August 2019 “Henry Wood Novelties” sound like a brand of retro sweets on sale in nostalgia confectionary shops. But rather than strawberry laces, Parma violets or sherbet fountains, they form … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cinders on the couch: Freudian Cendrillon at Glyndebourne

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Massenet: Cendrillon  Glyndebourne, 8th June 2019 Picnic hamper packed? Champagne cooled? Ready for a spot of psychoanalysis, darling? There are enough references to dreams in Fiona Shaw’s Glyndebourne production of Cendrillon to give Sigmund Freud sleepless nights. Massenet’s charmer premiered … Continue reading →

Posted in Opera | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Laughter returns to Seville: a sparkling Barbiere revival at Glyndebourne

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia Glyndebourne, 19th May 2019 “Ah, ah, dal ridere sto per crepar!” declares Figaro, chuckling at Doctor Bartolo frozen like a statue. “I am ready to burst with laughter.” Laughter was far from my mind when … Continue reading →

Posted in Opera | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment