Riccardo Chailly et la Scala illuminent la Pathétique

Riccardo Chailly et la Filarmonica della Scala à la Philharmonie de Paris

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, Riccardo Chailly et la Filarmonica della Scala

Riccardo Chailly et la Filarmonica della Scala à la Philharmonie de Paris

By Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 30 January 2023

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“un grand chef, qui renouvelle en profondeur notre écoute d’une œuvre si rabâchée”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 29 January 2023

Prokofiev, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Classical", Op.25

Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op.19

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74

Filarmonica della Scala

Riccardo Chailly, Conductor

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, Violin

Viotti brings Italianate sunshine to Russian repertoire in Milan

Mark Pullinger, 24th February

Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings and Rachmaninov's Second Symphony are given urgent, ardent readings by the Filarmonica della Scala.

****1

A high-energy season opener at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 7th September

Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Filarmonica della Scalla boldly go into the Romantic repertoire, with mixed results.

****1

Grafenegg Festival ends with bittersweet Strauss from Renée Fleming

Laurence Vittes, 5th September

The soprano is lifted to lyrical heights by the Filarmonia della Scala and Andrés Orozco-Estrada at the open air Wolkenturm on the final night of the festival.

*****

Magnificent Beethoven tribute from Chailly in Antwerp

Marc Haegeman, 23rd January

"Beethoven 250" starts in grand form with thrilling performances of Egmont and Symphonies 5 and 8 in Antwerp.

*****

Lightweight Beethoven from Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala

James Imam, 4th November

This lightweight, combustive account lacked bluster, sourcing tension from its forward momentum.

****1

Gardner and Levit invigorate the Filarmonica della Scala

James Imam, 11th March

Edward Gardner clearly has a thing for the Czechs. A month after he made his Royal Opera main-stage debut with Janáček's Katya Kabanova, here he was with the Filarmonica della Scala to conduct a strongly Czech programme.

****1

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Jean-Pierre Rousseau

Jean-Pierre Rousseau a été successivement producteur responsable des émissions musicales à la Radio Suisse Romande (à ce titre co-fondateur de l'émission de critique de disques "Disques en Lice" en 1987), directeur de France Musique, directeur général de l'Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, directeur de la musique de Radio France puis directeur du Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier jusqu'en juillet 2022. Il a régulièrement participé aux émissions de critique de la RTBF, de France Musique, et collaboré à Forumopera. Il tient un blog qui lui permet d'exprimer sa passion pour les musiciens d'aujourd'hui et d'hier.

Riccardo Chailly et la Filarmonica della Scala illuminent la Pathétique à la Philharmonie