Tag Archives: Smetana

From the Vltava to the Elbe: triumphant Bamberg in Hamburg

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Hrůša/ Bamberg Symphony Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, 28th May 2019 A pair of flutes flicker and ripple, soon joined by burbling clarinets, with pizzicato glints of sunlight on water. A string theme swells and falls, meandering on its way. Smetana’s Vltava must … Continue reading →

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Extreme sports: Gardner leads the BBCSO in a thrilling Central European expedition

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Janáček, Smetana, Szymanowski etc; Gardner/BBCSO **** Barbican Hall, 7th January 2016 If Edward Gardner organised travel tours then, on the basis of this evening’s Central European expedition with the BBCSO, he’d probably specialise in Extreme Sports. Despite the burbling streams … Continue reading →

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The Czech Fidelio: Bělohlávek leads a fine account of Smetana’s Dalibor

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Smetana: Dalibor **** Jiří Bělohlávek/BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, 2nd May 2015 “What Czech does not like music?” declares Beneš, the jailor in Smetana’s opera Dalibor. Certainly not Jiří Bělohlávek, who is as superb an advocate for Czech music as any … Continue reading →

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