Un magnífico debut: Emma Stratton abre el ciclo Palau Piano

By Sheila Isla Zarabozo, 29 September 2024

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Reviewed at Palau de la Música, Barcelona on 25 September 2024

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 18 in E flat major "Hunt", Op.31 no.3

Gubaidulina, Chaconne

Mendelssohn, Variations Sérieuses in D Minor, Op.54

Granados, Allegro de concierto

Emma Stratton, Piano

When time stands still: the Philharmonia revisits Strauss

Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

****1

Staatskapelle Dresden’s sonic alchemy at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 2nd June

From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.

****1

Ambition meets the Philharmonie: Peltokoski and Kantorow in Paris

Laurence Vittes, 2nd June

Two prodigies, with a surplus of imagination and more interest in the moment than in creating long arcs of music, join the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in Paris.

****1

Jurowski marks Hans Werner Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 31st May

Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin deliver a lean, razor-sharp exploration of captivity and survival, balancing Beethoven’s and Brahms’ structural clarity against the devastating, high-fidelity distortion of Henze’s Ninth Symphony.

****1

Kissin, Bell and Isserlis: remembrance and loss at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 31st May

Solomon Rosowsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky form a matinee programme whose deeper connections gradually came into focus.

****1

Mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s French May

Christopher Halls, 30th May

French clarinettist Raphaël Sévère unearths beauty in Nielsen’s concerto and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta impress in two settings of Pan’s antics at the French May Festival.

****1

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Sheila Isla Zarabozo

Nacida en Asturias, a los trece años ya tenía claro que quería ser musicóloga, en el año 2015 comenzó sus estudios en la Universidad de Oviedo. Posteriormente, se mudaría a Barcelona donde cursó el Máster de Música como arte Interdisciplinar (Universitat de Barcelona / ESMUC / Universitat Rovira i Virgili), a través del cual hizo unas prácticas en el archivo de la Banda Municipal de Barcelona, donde pudo acercarse a una formación sinfónica profesional y al mundo de la documentación musical.