Arvo Pärt mis à l’honneur par le Festival Nostalgia

By Lucie Pierron, 26 October 2015

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“La capacité d’écoute de chaque soliste est un vrai homage rendu à l’art polyphonique.”

Reviewed at Fara Poznanska, Poznań on 24 October 2015

Pärt, An den Wassern zu Babel

Pärt, Alleluia-Tropus

Pärt, Summa

Pärt, Two Slavonic Psalms, nos. 17 and 131

Pärt, Most Holy Mother of God

Pärt, Da pacem Domine

Pärt, Salve Regina

Pärt, Adam's Lament

Collegium Musicale

Endrik Üksvärav, Choirmaster / chorus director

Jakub Pankowiak, Organ

Orkiestra Kameralna l'Autunno

Adam Banaszak, Conductor

Fast paced and original: three Polish premieres arrive in Wrocław

Vikki Jane Vile, 1st April

There is no specific spotlight in any of the pieces. In all three, the choreography is shared and there are no grand solos or flashy principals to steal attention.

***11

La Montagne Magique de Mykietyn d'après Thomas Mann

Lucie Pierron, 15th November

C’est au tour du Centre Culturel de Katowice de soutenir la création de Pawel Mykietyn : l’opéra La Montagne Magique, commandé par la Fondation Malta pour son festival en juin dernier, à Poznan.

***11

Staatskapelle Dresden’s sonic alchemy at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 2nd June

From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.

****1

Ambition meets the Philharmonie: Peltokoski and Kantorow in Paris

Laurence Vittes, 2nd June

Two prodigies, with a surplus of imagination and more interest in the moment than in creating long arcs of music, join the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in Paris.

****1

Jurowski marks Hans Werner Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 31st May

Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin deliver a lean, razor-sharp exploration of captivity and survival, balancing Beethoven’s and Brahms’ structural clarity against the devastating, high-fidelity distortion of Henze’s Ninth Symphony.

****1

Kissin, Bell and Isserlis: remembrance and loss at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 31st May

Solomon Rosowsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky form a matinee programme whose deeper connections gradually came into focus.

****1

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Lucie Pierron

Étudiante en sociologie et en sciences politiques, pianiste et choriste, Lucie n’a jamais cessé de s’intéresser à la musique classique et contemporaine. Actuellement en Pologne, elle réalise une étude sur les nouvelles salles de musique classique qui ont ouvertes depuis 2011.