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Tag Archives: Philharmonia
Esa-Pekka Salonen peels the layers of Peer Gynt
Grieg: Esa-Pekka Salonen/Philharmonia *** Royal Festival Hall, 26th November 2015 “You’re not an emperor, you’re an onion!” muses Peer Gynt, looking back on his life. He peels back the layers of an onion, recounting his many different guises… a rogue … Continue reading
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Tagged Anush Hovhannisyan, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Grieg, Juha Hemánus, Lang Lang, Marita Sølberg, Philharmonia, Philharmonia Voices
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Battle lines drawn: bracing Haydn and Nielsen from Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia
Nielsen, Haydn: Paavo Järvi Philharmonia **** Royal Festival Hall, 19th November 2015 It was the percussion which took the starring role as Haydn and Nielsen engaged in a lively skirmish at the Royal Festival Hall. In his “Military” Symphony, Haydn holds … Continue reading
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Boris crowned Tsar again in London: The Philharmonia’s Mighty Handful collection
Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov: Philharmonia/Hrůša *** Royal Festival Hall, 30th April 2015 Boris is all the rage in London this season. Elected to supreme power, he is haunted by a dodgy past and eventually crumbles. No, not Boris Johnson (Bachtrack … Continue reading
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Tagged Borodin, Cui, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Eddie Wade, Hubert Francis, Jakub Hrůša, James Way, Johnny Herford, Mussorgsky, Philharmonia, Philharmonia Voices, Rimsky-Korsakov
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“Sound and fury”: a terrific Manfred from Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia
Scriabin, Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Philharmonia/Ashkenazy **** Royal Festival Hall, 19th April 2015 Tchaikovsky’s Manfred is the black sheep of his symphonic canon. Many conductors refuse to include it in performed or recorded cycles. Based on Byron’s dramatic poem, it is a strange, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Silberger, Mozart, Philharmonia, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Vladimir Ashkenazy
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