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Tag Archives: Pierre-Laurent Aimard
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
Smudgy haze and glaring sunbursts: Boulez and Debussy juxtaposed by Salonen and the Philharmonia
Boulez, Debussy: Philharmonia/Salonen *** Royal Festival Hall, 4th May 2017 Adventurous programming – or “curation” to employ the overused term from this concert’s publicity – is welcome, particularly if it refreshes fusty routine. Instead of the usual conductor entrance to … Continue reading
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Tagged Boulez, Debussy, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia, Pierre-Laurent Aimard
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Rhythmic precision: Foxy Stravinsky from Salonen and the Philharmonia
Stravinsky: Renard, Mavra, Les Noces **** Philharmonia/Salonen, Royal Festival Hall, 26th May 2016 A wedding feast, a man in drag and an outwitted fox were unlikely accomplices in the second concert in the Philharmonia’s series Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Artyom Melikhov, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Evelina Agabalaeva, Irina Brown, Les Noces, Margarita Ivanova, Mavra, Natalia Pavlova, Olga Bobrovskaya, Philharmonia, Philharmonia Voices, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Renard, Stravinsky
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