Revivre à feu doux : Alexandre Tharaud à la Philharmonie

In its spic and span, acoustically resonant concert venue in Zurich, the superb Zürcher Kammerorchester returned to live performances with an audience with pianist Alexandre Tharaud.

*****

Two arresting new works in Cleveland season opener

Timothy Robson, 22nd September

Pantheon, by Cleveland Orchestra oboist Jeffrey Rathbun, and Hans Abrahamsen’s Left, alone with pianist Alexandre Tharaud in his TCO debut showed the ensemble’s strengths.

****1

Shostakovich 4 glows with passion in Rotterdam

Marc Kalf, 9th December

Shostakovich proves the highlight of a variable programme in Rotterdam.

***11

RLPO joins the dance at Sage Gateshead

Jane Shuttleworth, 21st October

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasiliy Petrenko make a guest visit to Sage Gateshead, bringing their contributions by Ravel and Rachmaninov to this year's concert theme of Dance.

***11

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.