Cuando la prisa es mala consejera

By Mario Muñoz, 25 March 2015

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“El Orfeón rindió a un altísimo nivel y la afinación volvió a ser portentosa”

Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 20 March 2015

Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, Op.102

Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

Orfeón Donostiarra

Valery Gergiev, Conductor

Denis Matsuev, Piano

Viktoria Yastrebova, Soprano

Yulia Matochkina, Soprano

Sergei Semishkur, Tenor

Mikhail Petrenko, Bass

Miraculous Russians: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky in Florence

Elena Luporini, 11th December

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra call in at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino for a programme of Prokofiev, Bartók and Stravinsky... and Gergiev picks up the keys to the city too.

****1

Alexandre Kantorow wows with the Mariinsky Orchestra in Antwerp

Marc Haegeman, 15th October

Think of a poet irresistibly teasing your senses by his creative use of rhythm, his unpredictable style of speech and his unfailing imagination.

****1

In Rimsky's Kitezh, Gergiev eventually weaves some Russian magic

Mark Pullinger, 8th October

In Gergiev's late, late show, Mao Fujita impresses in Tchaikovsky, but episodes from Berlioz' Roméo et Juliette are given a Shakespearean speed read.

***11

Matvey Demin’s stellar UK debut flanked by an invigorated Gergiev

Young-Jin Hur, 7th October

Gergiev, Demin, and the Mariinsky Orchestra deliver a performance full of vitality, virtuosity, and determination.

****1

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky bring a Russian programme to Lucerne

Edward Sava-Segal, 30th August

The very talented Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov is an artist whose musicality transcends the mere virtuosic prowess.

****1

An ideal troika at Cadogan Hall

Roy Westbrook, 4th March

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra return to Cadogan Hall for the second of their Petipa/Tchaikovsky tributes.

****1

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Mario Muñoz

Mario Muñoz Carrasco (Madrid, 1976) es compositor y crítico musical. Cursa estudios de Guitarra Clásica en la Escuela de Música Creativa para especializarse más adelante en Composición e Improvisación Jazz en la Escuela de Nuevas Músicas. Desde el 2007 ejerce como crítico musical en distintos medios, tanto en radio como en prensa escrita, a la par que participa en actividades musicales de diversa índole (ponencias, congresos, confección de temarios, notas a programas, cursos de apreciación musical, etcétera). Desde su creación en 2011 cursa el Grado en Musicología de la UCM, formando parte de su primera promoción.