Soberbio Mahler con la Philharmonique du Luxembourg y Gimeno

By David Santana Cañas, 08 July 2023

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“Las cuerdas demostraron en toda la sinfonía una precisión milimétrica”

Reviewed at Palacio di Carlo V, Granada on 7 July 2023

Marco, Angelus novus (Mahleriana)

Mahler, Symphony no. 6 in A minor "Tragic"

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

Gustavo Gimeno, Conductor

An online Beethovenathon: all nine symphonies across Europe in one day

Alexander Hall, 6th June

An all-day Beethoven experience European style with both highs and lows: much diversity revealed and exploited but of variable quality.

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Fireworks from Yuja Wang in Turkey

Benjamin Poore, 15th June

Daredevil piano playing and luscious Stravinsky at the 47th Istanbul Music Festival.

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Tharaud and Krivine enlighten Paris with Ravel and Bartók

Constance Clara Guibert, 13th November

Within the framework of a concert series entitled “Alexandre Tharaud domaine privé” (“Alexandre Tharaud’s Private Domain”) at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and its musical director Emmanuel Krivine chose an eclectic program with three very different pieces showcasing the orchestra’s great abilities: J.

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German Romanticism with Emmanuel Krivine and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

Leopold Tobisch, 8th December

It is said that whilst developing a successful career as a violinist, the young Emmanuel Krivine was advised by the distinguished conductor Karl Böhm to further pursue his passion for conducting. Thankfully, Krivine took heed of such advice, or we would not today have what is undoubtedly one of Europe’s finest conductors.

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Ravel, Prokofiev and Dvořák in the Concertgebouw

Renée Reitsma, 15th July

The Robeco Summer Concerts at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam have for years now allowed lovers of classical music to still enjoy live music in the middle of summer when most orchestras are travelling or on a break. This year’s line-up is as impressive as ever, with many international orchestras gracing Amsterdam with their presence.

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Gershwin contra Prokofiev con la Philharmonique du Luxembourg

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 6th November

Gustavo Gimeno dirigió un concierto extremo en los afectos y sobresaliente en lo musical con Denis Kozhukhin como protagonista de la primera parte del programa.

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David Santana Cañas

David Santana (Bilbao, 1996) comienza sus estudios de música en la especialidad de fagot en el Conservatorio Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga de Bilbao. En 2014 se traslada a Madrid, donde cursa el grado en Musicología en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y continúa y finaliza sus estudios musicales de fagot en el Conservatorio Adolfo Salazar de Madrid. Actualmente se encuentra ampliando su formación con la realización del Máster de Investigación de Música Española e Hispanoamericana en la UCM.

En el patio del rey de la montaña: soberbio Mahler con la Philharmonique du Luxembourg y Gustavo Gimeno