Tag Archives: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Breaking the silence: an Orchestre Métropolitain thanksgiving after the Corona-storm

Yannick Nézet-Séguin/Orchestre Métropolitain Bourgie Hall, Montréal, 18th September 2020 For obvious reasons, very few orchestras have (yet) to complete a Beethoven symphony cycle in this 250th anniversary year. And so it’s natural, in the words of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, to “break … Continue reading

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Viennese whirls and Finnish chills from Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian RSO

Prom 17: Nézet-Séguin/ Bavarian RSO Royal Albert Hall, 31st July 2019 Pinch me. Hours after the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s second Prom of the season ended, I’m still floating on air somewhere high above South Kensington, grinning broadly at their … Continue reading

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An affectionate Bruckner 4 from Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Prom 61: Rotterdam PO/ Nézet-Séguin **** Royal Albert Hall, 28th August 2018 Mention Anton Bruckner and the clichés tumble forth: Wagner acolyte, cathedrals in sound, brass chorales opening the gates of heaven. His symphonies are on the grandest scale, barely … Continue reading

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As English as roast beef: Nézet-Séguin and L’Orchestre Métropolitain bring Elgar to Paris

Orchestre Métropolitain/ Nézet-Séguin **** Philharmonie, Paris, 3rd December 2017 It’s always interesting to hear non-English orchestras and conductors playing Elgar. Daniel Barenboim, for example, has established a strong tradition with his Staatskapelle Berlin, as heard at the BBC Proms this summer. Here … Continue reading

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Sunny beams from Dvořák and Brahms as Nézet-Séguin returns to London

Dvořák/Brahms: LPO/Nézet-Séguin **** Royal Festival Hall, 3rd February 2016 Dvořák’s Sixth cannot claim to plumb any tragic depths, nor Brahms’ Double Concerto any virtuosic heights. Instead, both works ooze warmth. Brahms’ concerto is suffused with a mellow glow, while Dvořák … Continue reading

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