Conocemos a Vanessa Benelli en el Auditorio Duque de Pastrana

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 06 February 2018

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Reviewed at Auditorio Pastrana, Madrid on 3 February 2018

Scriabin, Three Pieces, Op.2

Rachmaninov, Variations on a theme of Corelli in D minor for piano, Op.42

Debussy, Suite bergamasque

Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6 in D flat major, S 244/6

Vanessa Benelli Mosell, Piano

Jamie Phillips, the RPO and an unashamedly popular programme

Alexander Hall, 13th October

On paper it all seemed so alluring: a tuneful opening suite, one of the raciest warhorses in the stable and a national icon to close with. However, the reality in Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Elgar was somewhat different.

**111

A study in romance: David Parry and the LPO

Dominic Lowe, 8th February

Where better to start the LPO's exploration of 'British' music in its Isle of Noises festival than with Sir Edward Elgar?

****1

Présences 2019, de Stockhausen à Rihm : les maîtres et leurs marteaux

Julius Lay, 12th February

La 29e édition du Festival Présences de Radio France nous introduit au compositeur Wolfgang Rihm, avec des créations d'Hugues Dufourt et Martin Matalon ainsi que Refrain de Karlheinz Stockhausen.

***11

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

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Jorge Baeza Stanicic

Jorge Baeza es Profesor Superior de Piano y ha trabajado enseñando a tocar este instrumento en las Escuelas de Música Ayensa y Santa Cecilia, ambas en Madrid. Ha perfeccionado su técnica pedagógica con diversos maestros y ha complementado su formación con estudios sobre las aplicaciones de la Técnica Alexander a la interpretación musical. De forma paralela es autor del blog Tritono Music News (www.tritonomusicnews.com) orientado a la explicación pedagógica de contenidos musicales. En Bachtrack colabora redactando reseñas de conciertos desde el 2016 y actualmente desempeña su labor como Bibliotecario en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid.