Tag Archives: Wagner

Sun-kissed idylls and sinewy Shostakovich in Singapore

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Kahchun Wong/Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore, 26th September 2020 What goes through the mind of an orchestral musician when they only have a few notes to play? Are they compiling a mental shopping list for the homeward supermarket … Continue reading →

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A warm Viennese embrace as Wagner and Bruckner meet in Salzburg

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Christian Thielemann/ Vienna Philharmonic Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg Festival, 26th August 2020 Wagner and Bruckner are a classic concert pairing. One was a huge devotee of the other – Bruckner even studded the first version of his Third Symphony (dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Breaching the fortress: Budapest Festival Orchestra plays away in Ravenna

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Iván Fischer/ Budapest Festival Orchestra Rocca Brancaleone, Ravenna, 1st July 2020 The Budapest Festival Orchestra has had a busier lockdown than most. Every member has taken part in its “Quarantine soirées”, streamed chamber recitals often introduced by Iván Fischer himself, occasionally … Continue reading →

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Musical gifts from Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Canellakis/ Netherlands Radio Philharmonic TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 19th June 2020 Bouquets are usually given at the end of a performance, but Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra began their concert in TivoliVredenburg with a floral offering, Puccini’s Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums). This closing event in the Avrotros … 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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