El Monteverdi menos conocido llena el Auditorio Nacional

By Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán, 18 February 2017

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 12 February 2017

Monteverdi, Selva Morale e Spirituale

Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor

Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 14th October

Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle, stripped to piano, harmonium and voices, unfolds like a musical sphinx in the Balthasar-Neumann’s performance at the Elbphilharmonie.

****1

The Carsen effect: brilliant Iphigénie in Paris

Tristan Labouret, 22nd June

The Canadian director's aesthetic is a perfect fit for Gluck's work. Dazzling performances by Gaëlle Arquez and Stéphane Degout. Great musical direction by Thomas Hengelbrock.

*****

Pathos and wonder: A superb Elijah oratorio in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 6th March

Under conductor Thomas Hengelbrock, the Tonhalle Orchester ensemble and 60-voice configuration of the Balthasar Neumann Choir perform the legendary Elijah oratorio at Zurich’s Tonhalle Maag.

*****

An early start to Easter: Bach in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 17th March

The Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and Ensemble performed a deeply moving, if slightly uneven, St John Passion, setting off the Oslo Church Music Festival.

****1

Pablo Heras-Casado explores Monteverdi in Barcelona

Pep Gorgori, 9th February

Having received excellent reviews for his Mahler, Verdi, Wagner and Shostakovich, Pablo Heras-Casado decided to programme a composer he has loved since his youth: Claudio Monteverdi.

****1

Orpheus and Eurydice at Teatro Real

Fernando Remiro, 12th July

Almost 40 years after its première, Pina Bausch's daring reinterpretation of the myth of Orpheus still captivates audiences worldwide. This tanzoper is one of the most accomplished attempts to create a contemporary tragedy, an enthralling reflection on human boundaries and the acceptance of death.

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Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán

Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán (Madrid, 1994) estudió el grado medio de guitarra clásica en el Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Arturo Soria, y actualmente estudia el grado medio de Instrumentos de Cuerda Pulsada del Renacimiento y el Barroco en el mismo centro, además de cursar, desde 2012, el Grado en Musicología en la Universidad Complutense. Como intérprete de música antigua, ha realizado cursos de perfeccionamiento y forma parte de grupos especializados en la interpretación de este repertorio, además de presentarse como solista. Como musicólogo ha ofrecido conferencias. Colabora también con la revista Síneris y es cofundador del blog 'Lírica para todos'.