Douce nuit à Radio France : le joyeux Noël de Daniel Roth

By Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 02 January 2017

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“Gothique, lyrique, nuancé, orchestral … l’orgue de Radio France a décidément tout pour plaire.”

Reviewed at Maison de la Radio et de la Musique: Auditorium, Paris on 23 December 2016

Works by Bach

Works by Reger

Works by Lefébure-Wély

Works by Widor

Works by Vierne

Works by Roth

Works by Guilmant

Works by Mendelssohn

Daniel Roth, Organ

Saint-Saëns der Extraklasse

Jens Klier, 13th December

Das Gürzenich-Orchesters rückt nicht nur das Komponistenbild zurecht, sondern generiert in packender Wiedergabe neue Fans für Saint-Saëns' Musik.

*****

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Cameron Kelsall, 3rd May

The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

****1

Subtle magic: Zubin Mehta’s celebrates his 90th birthday in Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 3rd May

Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the Staatsoper Berlin.

*****

Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony

Clare Varney, 1st May

At the Konzerthaus Dortmund, Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO are joined by Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin to plunge into the depths of despair in Bernstein’s melancholic The Age of Anxiety.

***11

Eric Lu brings scintillating Chopin to Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 1st May

A world premiere by Wang Chenwei, familiar Chopin and a rare outing for Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta make for satisfying fare in Jahcun Wong’s Singapore Symphony programme.

****1

Yuja Wang with the Mahler CO: between lyricism and volatility

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st May

Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra frame Chopin’s E minor concerto with two Prokofiev works, the First Symphony and Second Piano Concerto.

****1

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Suzanne Lay-Canessa

Docteure en littérature comparée, passionnée de langues, Suzanne a consacré sa thèse de doctorat à Jean-Sébastien Bach. Elle enseigne le français, la littérature et l’histoire de l’Opéra à l’Institute for American Universities et à Sciences Po Aix. Collaboratrice régulière du journal Zibeline, elle publie dans les rubriques Musiques, Livres, Cinéma, Spectacle vivant et Arts Visuels.