Tag Archives: Vladimir Jurowski

Staring into the abyss: a devastating Pathétique opens the LPO’s season

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 27th September 2019 From the string sighs of “Désir”, the first of Oliver Knussen’s Scriabin Settings, to the hollow rasp of the double basses’ dying growls in the Pathétique, this was a concert … Continue reading →

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Triumphant Glazunov 5 crowns Jurowski’s evening of Russian “Henry Wood Novelties”

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Prom 41: Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, 17th August 2019 “Henry Wood Novelties” sound like a brand of retro sweets on sale in nostalgia confectionary shops. But rather than strawberry laces, Parma violets or sherbet fountains, they form … Continue reading →

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Valhalla burns: thrilling Bruckner 3 from Jurowski and the London Philharmonic

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 3rd May 2019 When Joseph Joachim premiered Brahms’ Violin Concerto in Leipzig on New Year’s Day 1879, he insisted on performing it with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto on the same programme. “A lot of … Continue reading →

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Diamond-hard German Romantics from Ottensamer, Jurowski and the LPO

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 27th February 2019 “Diamonds,” as Marilyn Monroe sang in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, “are a girl’s best friend.” But which type does she favour – highly polished or rough cut? Both … Continue reading →

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Swans, severed heads and a deerstalker: 2018 in review

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

“Wow! That’s some year you’ve had!” was a message written in one of this year’s Christmas cards. “Aiming to top it in 2019?” I’m not sure I have the energy! My outstanding operatic experience of the year was easily Salome at … Continue reading →

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