La Chambre Philharmonique au Victoria Hall de Genève

By Thomas Muller, 16 December 2015

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“Tout au long du concerto, on aura apprécié une élégance racée soulignée par une belle éloquence”

Reviewed at Victoria Hall, Geneva on 14 December 2015

Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

Brahms, Symphony no. 3 in F major, Op.90

La Chambre Philharmonique

Emmanuel Krivine, Conductor

Svetlin Roussev, Violin

Opium, a serpent and French bassoons: Much Ado about Berlioz

Mark Pullinger, 26th May

Opium-induced hallucinations, French period bassoons as ripe as Camembert and a rare appearance by a serpent illuminated a thrilling Symphonie fantastique at Cadogan Hall.

*****

Poetry and panache: Bavouzet excels in Ravel with the LPO

Mark Pullinger, 14th February

The French pianist's account of Ravel's G major concerto is the highlight of a nearly all-French programme under Emmanuel Krivine.

***11

A disappointing Symphonie fantastique to finish the SCO's season

Simon Thompson, 9th May

The SCO finishes their season by returning to the Symphonie fantastique, but it's left in the dust by a lovely Fauré Requiem.

***11

Energetic outings for Krivine and Kozhukhin

Sam Jacobson, 17th November

A Liszt tone poem, a Prokofiev piano concerto, and a Dvořák symphony made for a high-octane CSO program with conductor Emmanuel Krivine and pianist Denis Kozhukhin.

***11

Opium, a serpent and French bassoons: Much Ado about Berlioz

Mark Pullinger, 26th May

Opium-induced hallucinations, French period bassoons as ripe as Camembert and a rare appearance by a serpent illuminated a thrilling Symphonie fantastique at Cadogan Hall.

*****

Tharaud and Krivine enlighten Paris with Ravel and Bartók

Constance Clara Guibert, 13th November

Within the framework of a concert series entitled “Alexandre Tharaud domaine privé” (“Alexandre Tharaud’s Private Domain”) at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and its musical director Emmanuel Krivine chose an eclectic program with three very different pieces showcasing the orchestra’s great abilities: J.

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Thomas Muller

Podologue spécialisé en Education Thérapeutique du Patient et Diabétologie, chanteur, administrateur de choeur, fondateur d'orchestre et ancien hautboïste amateur, Thomas est passionné de musique et particulièrement vocale. Toujours sensible aux timbres des orchestres et de la capacité des musiciens de développer un chant musical qui provoque chez l'auditeur une émotion vraie, en dehors de tout intellectualisme.

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