Alerte fraîcheur : l’AYO, Lisiecki et Urbański à Montpellier

By Tristan Labouret, 25 July 2019

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“le discours épanoui qui s’échappe de chaque pupitre balaie l’ouvrage d’un vent de fraîcheur bienvenu”

Reviewed at Opéra Berlioz (Le Corum), Montpellier on 23 July 2019

Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op.18

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93

Jan Lisiecki, Piano

Australian Youth Orchestra

Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor

A compelling Parsifal from Victorian Opera in Melbourne

Brian Angus, 20th February

The Australian Youth Orchestra was full of poise and maturity and all the singing was impressive in Roger Hodgman's production.

*****

Exciting, innovative 3D Dutchman from Victorian Opera

Brian Angus, 19th February

Wagner’s Flying Dutchman with high calibre singing, a magnificent orchestra and innovative 3D effects gets a short yet successful season in Melbourne.

****1

Lean, unsentimental Tchaikovsky from Krzysztof Urbański in Lugano

Mark Pullinger, 25th March

Krzysztof Urbański gives neat and tidy performances of three Tchaikovsky works with the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, but are they a little too anaemic?

***11

Urbański proves his mettle with Tchaikovsky and Chopin in Washington

David Rohde, 31st October

Krzysztof Urbański elects an ideal pace and shape for Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony in a guest conducting appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra, on an evening also featuring Lise de la Salle playing Chopin.

****1

Souvenirs from the sunny south at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 21st February

The Principal Guest Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Krzysztof Urbański, partners Vadim Gluzman in Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto, but is strangely uninspired by Mendelssohn’s tribute to the joys of Italy.

***11

Mature musicality and seasoned virtuosity from Jan Lisiecki and Krzysztof Urbański in Lyon

Jonathan Sutherland, 10th February

With a pianist of the calibre of Jan Lisiecki, Krzysztof Urbański has created an award winning collaboration which puts the two Poles way apart from many other soloist-conductor combinations.

****1

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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.