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Tag Archives: Ravel
Iceland Symphony demonstrates its mettle in UK debut tour
Tortelier/ Iceland Symphony Orchestra Cadogan Hall, 10th February 2020 It wasn’t just Storm Ciara that blew in from the west at the weekend. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra blasted in from Reykjavík to undertake its first UK tour, a welcome visitor … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev, Ravel, Thorvaldsdottir, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Yeol Eum Son
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A trip down memory lane for Martin Fröst at Wigmore Hall
Martin Fröst Wigmore Hall, 16th December 2019 “French Beauties and Swedish Beasts” was the title given to this Wigmore Hall recital by Martin Fröst and Roland Pöntinen, including classic clarinet repertoire by Debussy, Poulenc and Chausson interspersed with Swedish works … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahms, Chausson, Debussy, Hillborg, Martin Fröst, Poulenc, Ravel, Roland Pöntinen
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Surface clatter and turbulent storms in Nobuyuki Tsujii’s QEH recital
Nobuyuki Tsujii Queen Elizabeth Hall, 30th January 2019 The story of Nobuyuki Tsujii’s success is incredible. By the age of seven he was winning prizes in his native Japan. At ten, he made his concerto debut in Osaka. In his … 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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Chameleon colours from Batiashvili, Capuçon and Thibaudet at the Barbican
Batiashvili–Capuçon–Thibaudet Trio **** Barbican Hall, 12th November 2018 It’s always interesting to watch star soloists making sweet chamber music together: musicians you’re used to seeing in the concerto spotlight thrown together as equal partners in the recital room. But when … Continue reading
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Tagged Gautier Capuçon, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lisa Batiashvili, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Shostakovich
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