Tag Archives: Mahler

Mahler in all his might: Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic raise the roof in Salzburg

Nelsons/ Vienna Philharmonic Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 8th August 2020 In your average concert-going year, Mahler symphonies are ubiquitous. But 2020 has been no ordinary year. Social distancing has meant the only live Mahler I’ve seen streamed post-lockdown has been in chamber versions: … Continue reading

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Rattle returns to Munich via a fairy garden

Simon Rattle/ Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonie im Gasteig, 20th July 2020 Simon Rattle’s passport has seen more action of late than my Oyster Card! Since his last encounter with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in June (played to an empty … Continue reading

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Dangerous Liaisons and Magic Horns close Oxford Lieder

Louise Alder, Nikolay Borchev, Konstantin Krimmel Oxford Lieder, 26th October 2019 There is something deliciously perverse about opening the final recital of a 16-day, 80-event song festival with an opera overture, but Sholto Kynoch, pianist, artistic director and programming mastermind … Continue reading

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Bohemian Rhapsody: Haitink rocks 90 with the LSO

Haitink/ London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 14th March 2019 When it’s a significant birthday, why limit the celebrations to just one day? Or even one city? Bernard Haitink’s 90th birthday bash with the London Symphony Orchestra continued from Sunday’s Austrian pairing … Continue reading

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Nelsons’ manicured Mahler a slow burn with the Gewandhaus

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/ Nelsons *** Royal Festival Hall, 9th October 2018 It only takes a few bars for the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra to demonstrate its class. Its rich string sound is only matched by its rich history, its brass has a mellow, … Continue reading

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