Chailly, Kantorow et la Scala vers la flamme à la Philharmonie

Alexandre Kantorow, Riccardo Chailly et le Filarmonica della Scala

Riccardo Chailly et le Filarmonica della Scala

By Pierre Michel, 22 March 2026

Loading, please wait...

See full listing

“Chailly, qui dirige par cœur, déploie une énergie intarissable de la première à la dernière note”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 21 March 2026

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, Op.26

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36

Filarmonica della Scala

Riccardo Chailly, Conductor

Alexandre Kantorow, Piano

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

More reviews...

Pierre Michel

Né dans une famille de musiciens, Pierre suit un cursus varié au sein du Conservatoire de Meudon, entre piano (DEM) et contrebasse, récital et orchestre, classique et jazz. Aujourd'hui ingénieur dans la gestion et l'analyse de données, il fréquente très assidûment les salles de concert de la région parisienne pour consolider et approfondir sa passion pour la musique classique. Pour ne pas manquer ses prochains articles, rendez-vous sur son compte Instagram ricerc_art.

Riccardo Chailly et Alexandre Kantorow vers la flamme avec la Scala à la Philharmonie