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Russell Thomas shines in gloomy David Alden's Otello

Washington

Russell Thomas shines in David Alden's gloomy Otello staging in Washington DC

By Vishnu Bachani, 26 October 2019

The combination of a strong, spirited cast and a first-rate orchestral performance led by Daniele Callegari rendered the opera a moving experience in spite of drab staging and latent, unexplored tensions.

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Washington

27 Oct 2019

Fiery performance of Stockhausen's earlier works conclude London Stockhausen retrospective

By Vishnu Bachani, 02 June 2019

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich, and Marco Stroppa came together in synergistic harmony to deliver a searing performance of Mantra

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Fiery performance of Stockhausen's earlier works

04 Jun 2019

Paavo Järvi and Viktoria Mullova impress in Sibelius and Tchaikovsky

By Vishnu Bachani, 11 May 2019

Paavo Järvi brought pathos and nuance to Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony.

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Paavo Järvi and Viktoria Mullova impress in Sibelius and Tchaikovsky

14 May 2019

Idiomatic Bluebeard's Castle from the Hungarians in New York

By Vishnu Bachani, 01 November 2018

Powerful and evocative imagery, both literal and implied, lingered on beyond the drop of the curtain.

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Idiomatic Bluebeard's Castle from the Hungarians in New York

03 Nov 2018

Skelton and Connolly impress in Das Lied von der Erde under Jurowski

By Vishnu Bachani, 29 September 2018

Stuart Skelton and Sarah Connolly were the stars of the evening, lifting the performance to a new level in what Leonard Bernstein called Mahler’s “greatest symphony”.

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Skelton and Connolly impress in Das Lied von der Erde

30 Sep 2018

Brisk Mozart and strong Bruckner from Eschenbach and the New York Philharmonic

By Vishnu Bachani, 21 April 2018

Eschenbach’s command of the orchestra shone most in the Adagio of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, where the climaxes brought out the full gravitas of the work.

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Brisk Mozart and strong Bruckner from Eschenbach and the New York Phil

24 Apr 2018

Guanqun Yu's Liù the shining star of Turandot at The Met

By Vishnu Bachani, 31 March 2018

Amidst mixed vocal performances, competent orchestral playing and spectacular staging, Guanqun Yu took the limelight as a devout and sincere Liù.

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Guanqun Yu's Liù the shining star of Turandot at The Met

03 Apr 2018

A Rosenkavalier of masterly élan from Kirill Petrenko and the Bayerische Staatsoper at Carnegie Hall

By Vishnu Bachani, 29 March 2018

Kirill Petrenko’s second night at Carnegie Hall packed a punch as the orchestra of the Bayerische Staatsoper delved deep into Strauss’ score, supporting an impressive cast of singers.

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31 Mar 2018

A Rosenkavalier of masterly élan

Idiomatic Ives but cursory Tchaikovsky from Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic

By Vishnu Bachani, 25 February 2018

Dudamel led the Vienna Philharmonic in an impassioned Ives Second but lacked the precision and control to achieve the full dramatic effects of Tchaikovsky's Fourth.

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Idiomatic Ives but cursory Tchaikovsky from the Vienna Phil

25 Feb 2018

Brisk Brahms from Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

By Vishnu Bachani, 23 February 2018

The Vienna Philharmonic played with their characteristic finesse, albeit at times sacrificing the larger arc of the music

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Brisk Brahms from Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic

25 Feb 2018

A cursory Mahler 3 from Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic

By Vishnu Bachani, 08 November 2017

In a work as complex and multifaceted as Mahler’s Third, plumbing the depths of the music is not a trivial task. Mehta and his orchestra shone in moments but not uniformly across the symphony.

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A cursory Mahler 3 from Zubin Mehta and the IPO

10 Nov 2017

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