Hugh Wolff remarquable à Bozar dans la Missa solemnis

By Patrice Lieberman, 28 January 2020

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“balance orchestrale parfaite, finesse des phrasés, tempos parfaitement choisis”

Reviewed at BOZAR: Main hall, Brussels on 26 January 2020

Beethoven, Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123

Belgian National Orchestra

Hugh Wolff, Conductor

Camilla Tilling, Soprano

Marianne Beate Kielland, Mezzo-soprano

Thomas Walker, Tenor

Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Baritone

Cappella Amsterdam

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Vocals

A performance of contradictions from the Belgian National Orchestra

Clare Varney, 25th July

Antony Hermus searches for menace and intrigue in the BNO's programme in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.

***11

Saint-Saëns crowns the Belgian National Orchestra's Manchester visit

Rohan Shotton, 7th November

Roberto González-Monjas conducts the Belgian National Orchestra, joined by Paul Lewis, in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

****1

Russian delights with Lugansky and Kochanovsky in Brussels

Marc Haegeman, 27th September

Stanislav Kochanovsky, Nikolai Lugansky and the Belgian National Orchestra impress with an all-Russian triple bill.

****1

Mischa Maisky shines in Tchaikovsky in Brussels

Marc Haegeman, 22nd March

Think of an exhilarating journey animated by an expert guide who lives and enjoys every moment, yet makes you believe he is discovering it with you and isn’t afraid to tease you with some daredevil steps off the beaten track.

***11

Fiery Prokofiev but lacklustre Britten in Brussels

Alan Yu, 5th October

Fiery Prokofiev but lacklustre Britten with the National Orchestra of Belgium.

***11

Wrong rep sinks opera evening at the Concertgebouw

Jenny Camilleri, 12th July

Mismatching between programme and performers resulted in a disappointing evening of operatic all-time favourites.

**111

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Patrice Lieberman

Pratiquant le piano (puis l’alto) dès l’enfance, Patrice Lieberman - après un passage par le Conservatoire d’Anvers - combine sa passion pour la musique, les langues et la littérature en étudiant la musicologie et la philologie slave à l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, avant de se perfectionner aux universités de Pennsylvanie et Yale. Après avoir été pendant près de vingt ans critique au défunt hebdomadaire anglophone bruxellois The Bulletin, il collabore depuis 2014 à Crescendo Magazine (crescendo-magazine.be). Il a également régulièrement signé des notes de programme et des traductions pour différentes organisations culturelles, dont le Festival de Flandre et l’Orchestre national de Belgique.