Memorable celebración de Thomas Adès y la Britten Sinfonia

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 12 June 2021

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 10 June 2021

Beethoven, The Creatures of Prometheus (extracts)

Sibelius, Rakastava (The Lover) for string orchestra, Op.14

Janáček, Concertino for piano and small orchestra

Adès, Shanty – Over the Sea (UK premiere)

Thomas Adès, Piano, Conductor

Britten Sinfonia

At Aldeburgh Festival, Nicholas Daniel plays the Pied Piper of Cool

Christopher Woodley, 13th June

For the Aldeburgh Festival's 75th anniversary celebrations, Daniel delivered a great performance of Vaughan Williams's Oboe Concerto, in the company of Gustav and Imogen Holst.

****1

Britten Sinfonia ablaze on the BBC Proms’ hottest night

Nick Boston, 6th September

Inventiveness, joyful performance and intuitive communication from Thomas Gould and the Britten Sinfonia in recompositions from Richter, Auerbach and Tippett.

*****

Donizetti's L’esule di Roma: a Roman triumph for Opera Rara

Dominic Lowe, 11th May

This is the 27th Donizetti opera given the Opera Rara treatment and their ability to spot a hidden gem remains as adroit as ever.

****1

Love and death in Scotland: Mercadante’s Il proscritto

David Karlin, 28th June

A great orchestral performance of an exciting score don't quite mask the dramatic weaknesses of Opera Rara's latest.

***11

Holst's Sāvitri: near-death experience in the Barbican

Roy Westbrook, 4th May

A game of three halves from the Britten Sinfonia, with a late appearance by three star soloists.

****1

Colin Currie conducts Reich/Richter at the Barbican

Benjamin Poore, 23rd October

A new collaboration from Gerhard Richter and Steve Reich tantalises and enthralls in London.

****1

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Francisco Martínez Ramos

Francisco Martínez Ramos nació en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Comenzó sus estudios musicales en el Conservatorio de su ciudad natal y con profesores privados. Posteriormente estudió en Madrid, Philadelphia y Londres. Ha dado recitales y conciertos con orquesta por diversos países. Es doctor por la Universidad de la Laguna y catedrático de piano en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León.

Memorable celebración de Thomas Adès y la Britten Sinfonia en el Barbican Centre