Gergely Madaras à Bozar : Strauss et Mahler ne s’envolent pas

By Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 29 September 2021

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“le son orchestral se trouve parfois très déséquilibré et le chant ne parvient pas à se déployer”

Reviewed at BOZAR: Main hall, Brussels on 27 September 2021

Strauss R., Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)

Mahler, Symphony no. 4 in G major

Chen Reiss, Soprano

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Gergely Madaras, Conductor

Belgium offers Paris a night of music and royalty

Leopold Tobisch, 31st October

As I made my way to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, a mass of photographers and guests dressed in their evening best waited eagerly by the front doors. Alas, this reception was not for me, but rather for the Prince and Princess of Belgium, the evening’s guests and the very reason behind the concert.

***11

La Douce France in Amsterdam

Renée Reitsma, 22nd July

The theme of tonight was La Douce France, with a line-up of French and Belgian musicians and composers. Starting off with the subtle tones of Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, a symphonic poem inspired by Mallarmé’s poem “L’Après-midi d’un Faune”.

A magnificent Tosca from Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower

David Truslove, 3rd October

WNO imports Edward Dick’s exceptionally fine production, which benefits from from superb casting and outstanding performances led by Natalya Romaniw.

*****

In Brighton, Tchaikovsky's Fifth lifts Gergely Madaras' LPO debut

Nick Boston, 11th February

Madaras and the LPO rise above the routine in Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, with an engaging performance of the Rococo Variations from Zlatomir Fung.

***11

A Tale of Two Symphonies: Larcher and Mahler in Birmingham

Simon Cummings, 12th January

Gergely Madaras’ interesting approach to Mahler’s First suffers from sloppy execution while Larcher’s Third succeeds in a vivid evocation from the CBSO of triumph and tragedy.

***11

Bartók battles his inner demons and stars in his own Budapest ballet

Mark Pullinger, 26th May

Tamás Juronics choreographs the Concerto for Orchestra as a biographical ballet depicting a fragile Béla Bartók rising from his hospital bed.

****1

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Valentin Gautron Lavarone

Titulaire d'une Licence de Musique et Musicologie en 2019 à Toulouse, Valentin Gautron Lavarone a commencé la musique avec le saxophone et suivi une formation de musicien d'orchestre. Il entre ensuite au Conservatoire de Toulouse en classe de chant lyrique et poursuit actuellement ses études au Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Musicien éclectique et toujours curieux, Valentin se passionne pour la musique classique et ses interprètes. Très sensible à la musique ancienne, il porte également beaucoup d'affection à la culture romantique et post-romantique germanique, en particulier l'interprétation du lied.