Mehta se despide con Mahler de la Filarmónica de Israel en Barcelona

By Miquel Martínez, 19 September 2019

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Reviewed at L'Auditori: Sala Pau Casals, Barcelona on 18 September 2019

Mahler, Symphony no. 3 in D minor

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Zubin Mehta, Conductor

Israel Philharmonic makes long awaited Elbphilharmonie debut

Mengguang Huang, 3rd November

The Israel Philharmonic’s debut at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie showcases Lahav Shani’s elegant precision, Martin Fröst’s vivid virtuosity and Paul Ben-Haim’s rare symphonic voice, culminating in radiant musical unity.

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Lahav Shani and the Israel Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 16th October

From Bernstein’s private elegy to Tchaikovsky’s tempered affirmation, the Israel Philharmonic offers an evening of reflection, discipline and quiet radiance.

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Lahav Shani leads the Israel Philharmonic back to Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th November

After a three-years hiatus, the orchestra returns to New York, with violinist Gil Shaham playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto before an assured Prokofiev Fifth Symphony.

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Russian fire and French nightmare in Jūrmala

Roy Westbrook, 25th August

One of the great performances of a concerto which gets so many performances.

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Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic in Jūrmala

Roy Westbrook, 24th August

Jan Lisiecki's leap-in with the Israel Philharmonic offers extra spontaneity in Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto.

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A cursory Mahler 3 from Zubin Mehta and the IPO

Vishnu Bachani, 8th November

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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Miquel Martínez

Miquel Martínez es Profesor Superior de percusión por el Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona, y cursa el Postgrado en la Musikhochschule de Würzburg. Es también Máster en Música como Arte Interdisciplinario por la Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Colabora con orquestas españolas como la Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, la Orquesta de Navarra o la Orquestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu. En la actualidad es músico invitado para las temporadas 13/14 y 14/15 en la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia. Apasionado por el repertorio orquestal, la música contemporánea y la ópera, ha diseñado programas para la dinamización y difusión de la música clásica.

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