Las hermanas Labèque triunfan en el FIS

By Ramón del Buey Cañas, 25 August 2018

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Reviewed at Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria: Sala Argenta, Santander on 24 August 2018

Glass, The Chase (Orphée and the Princess) (Estreno en España)

Glass, Stoke’s Duet (Estreno en España)

Glass, Four Movements for Two Pianos

Bernstein, Suite from West Side Story (arr. for two pianos by I. Kostal)

Katia Labèque, Piano

Marielle Labèque, Piano

Raphaël Séguinier, Percussion

Gonzalo Grau, Percussion

Brilliant showpieces from Fabien Gabel, the Labèques and the OSM

Phillip Nones, 8th May

Fabien Gabel showcases his French music bona fides, while Katia and Marielle Labèque offer a trademark Philip Glass concerto with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

****1

Bychkov and the Labèques give New York premiere of Dessner concerto

David Wolfson, 30th November

Semyon Bychkov leads the New York Philharmonic in flattened Strauss, wondrously physical Rachmaninov, and the New York premiere of Bryce Dessner’s terrific Concerto for two pianos.

****1

Slavic homelands: Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic in Edinburgh

David Smythe, 20th August

Festive Dvořák, intense Martinů with Katia and Marielle Labèque, and an awesome performance of Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass at the Edinburgh International Festival.

****1

Music-making of polish and commitment from Bychkov and the BBCSO

David Truslove, 5th August

A world premiere, a rarely performed concerto and a slice of late Rachmaninov formed a well-conceived programme that also featured the internationally renowned Labèque sisters.

****1

Fabien Gabel brings the maison down in Paris with rare Florent Schmitt

Phillip Nones, 12th May

Outstanding performances of two Florent Schmitt scores anchor a winning concert by the Orchestre National de France at the Maison de la Radio.

*****

Gimeno and The Cleveland Orchestra serve French-inflected feast

Sam Jacobson, 26th November

Gustavo Gimeno conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in works by Ravel and Franck, along with a recent Bryce Dessner concerto featuring the Labèque sisters.

***11

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Ramón del Buey Cañas

Ramón del Buey Cañas (Madrid, 1993) es Personal Docente e Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; miembro del equipo directivo de la Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España y programador de Filmadrid Festival Internacional de Cine.

Las hermanas Labèque derrochan técnica y pasión en Santander