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Tag Archives: Philharmonia
Beethoven keeps the flame burning: Salonen and the Philharmonia recreate the 1808 Akademie
Beethoven: 1808 Reconstructed Salonen/ Philharmonia, Royal Festival Hall, 15th March 2020 The legendary Akademie at the Theater an der Wien on 22nd December 1808 was quite an event: a benefit concert for Ludwig van Beethoven, stuffed with premieres. Some of … Continue reading
Poetic Rachmaninov from Lugansky, but Rouvali’s Swan Lake not always on pointe
Rouvali/ Philharmonia Royal Festival Hall, 3rd November 2019 “See the music, hear the dance.” Few have encapsulated the relationship between dance and music as deftly as the great choreographer George Balanchine. Presenting ballet scores in concert raises issues. Liberated from … Continue reading
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Tagged Nikolai Lugansky, Philharmonia, Rachmaninov, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
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The elixir of love: Blomstedt conducts the Philharmonia in Mozart and Beethoven
Blomstedt/ Philharmonia Royal Festival Hall, 14th April 2019 Perhaps he keeps a portrait in his attic. Or perhaps he quaffs a magical elixir supplied by some Dulcamara-type figure. We do know he doesn’t touch alcohol or coffee. But Herbert Blomstedt … Continue reading
France 2 – 0 Finland: an uneven match under Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia
Philharmonia/ Rouvali *** Royal Festival Hall, 24th January 2019 I’m not sure there is any record of Maurice Ravel ever meeting Jean Sibelius. One fears how the fastidious Frenchman might have got on with the alcoholic, cigar-puffing Finn as their … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Sara Ott, Philharmonia, Ravel, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Sibelius
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One step towards paradise: heavenly Mahler from Chen Reiss with the Philharmonia
Philharmonia/ Shani **** Royal Festival Hall, 11th February 2018 At the climax of the third movement to his Fourth Symphony, Mahler pushes wide the pearly gates before offering us a child’s vision of heaven with the song Das himmlische Leben. It’s a glorious … Continue reading
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Tagged Chen Reiss, Lahav Shani, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Philharmonia, Richard Strauss
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