La London Philharmonic abre el Festival de Canarias

By José Luis Montesdeoca, 11 January 2016

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Reviewed at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 9 January 2016

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30

Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan"

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

Denis Matsuev, Piano

A deli-cious revival of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 23rd May

Mariame Clément’s production of Rossini's meta comedy is tightly revived with some excellent singing. Come for the writing tips, stay for the cured meats.

****1

Glyndebourne’s first Tosca: vocally strong but imperfect

David Karlin, 21st May

Ted Huffman brings some interesting ideas to his first Glyndebourne production. Excellent singing is let down by indifferent physical acting.

***11

Wretches like us: the LPO’s concert Wozzeck cuts to the quick

Peter Quantrill, 25th April

Beautifully prepared singing and playing brings out the tender side to Berg's modernist classic as part of the Southbank Centre’s Multitudes festival.

****1

Karabits and Szeps-Znaider carouse with the LPO

Christopher Woodley, 8th April

The sparkle of Max Bruch's Fecond Violin Concerto and the drama of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony overcome the gloom of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s dark forebodings.

****1

Portraits and pictures from Ibragimova, Gardner and the LPO

Roy Westbrook, 1st April

From Three Screaming Popes to Pictures at an Exhibition, a pair of works inspired by paintings frame a violin concerto by Béla Bartók at London's Southbank Centre.

****1

Ticciati and the LPO deliver epic Sibelius plus lively Wennäkoski

Nick Boston, 25th March

Sibelius' Kullervo receives a dramatic performance from Ticciati and the LPO, with strong turns from Shenyang, Miina-Liisa Värelä and the YL Male Voice Choir.

****1

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José Luis Montesdeoca

Licenciado en Derecho y Máster en Gestión Cultural en la especialidad de Música, Teatro y Danza por el ICCMU (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Con experiencia previa en el ámbito de la gestión urbanística y la Administración Pública, ahora está enfocando su carrera hacia la gestión cultural y la administración de organizaciones relacionadas con las artes escénicas y la música, uniendo así su formación y su gran pasión: la música y la opera. Actualmente reside en Gran Canaria.

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