Musiques Démesurées : L’Ensemble 2e2m joue l'ouverture

By Roland Duclos, 09 November 2018

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“il ne s’agit pas de reproduire ou d’inventer des formes, mais de capter des forces”

Reviewed at Opéra-Théâtre de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand on 6 November 2018

Biston, Other (création)

Criton, Territoires imperceptibles

Saunders, Vermilion

Filidei, Exercice de folie 2

Ensemble 2e2m

2e2m & compagnie à La Scala Paris : l'au revoir à Paul Méfano

Julius Lay, 10th October

Pour 2e2m, le concert « Memoria » s'est malheureusement transformé en un « In memoriam », à la suite du décès de Paul Méfano. Mais le concert réussit à être aussi un instant de gaieté musicale.

*****

Frank Dupree's Liverpool debut has the audience crying out for more

Glyn Mon Hughes, 14th May

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA saw Liverpool audiences treated to a sumptuous Copland as well as a symphony as well as a barn-storming performance of Gershwin and Duke Ellington, performed by Frank Dupree who was making his debut with the RLPO.

*****

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Clara Yang’s immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds

Kurt Gottschalk, 11th May

Prerecorded acoustic guitar, soft beats and more piano accompany video of jittery yellow circles and masses of illegible text in a concert that feels both meditative and too much to take in

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Roland Duclos

Longtemps journaliste dans le Groupe La Montagne Centre-France et plus spécialement attaché au domaine culturel dans toute sa diversité. Avec une forte propension vers la musique classique. Avec la conviction héritée de Bourdieu que tous les arts ne font qu'un pour l'émancipation de l'individu, l'épanouissement de son sens critique et la liberté d'expression sans restriction aucune.