L’OJM et Duncan Ward éblouissent le Grand Théâtre de Provence

By Augustin Javel, 26 July 2021

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“Ward et ses musiciens privilégient avant tout le phrasé, les nuances et l’équilibre général”

Reviewed at Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence on 21 July 2021

Kendall, Tuxedo Vasco 'de' Gama

Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin

Berio, Folk Songs

Farrenc, Symphony no. 3 in G minor, Op.36

Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano

Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée

Duncan Ward, Conductor

The Hallé brings Salonen, Grieg and Sibelius to Sheffield

Phil Parker, 23rd January

Dazzling young German pianist Julius Asal and stand-in conductor Duncan Ward breathe new life into the familiar in repertoire by Grieg and Sibelius.

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Bly or Bedlam? ENO’s new The Turn of the Screw

Roy Westbrook, 11th October

Isabella Bywater directs an evocative new production of Britten’s ghost opera, well performed at the Coliseum.

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Ben Goldscheider plays new Watkins concerto with DKam

Clare Varney, 8th June

The French horn is the real winner in Bremen as Ben Goldscheider continues to expand the horn repertoire and bring his instrument to a wider audience.

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Raising the spirits: Isabelle Faust, Duncan Ward and the LSO

Chris Garlick, 23rd November

Duncan Ward leads a varied programme from Bartók and Janáček to Chausson, closing with a benchmark performance of La Mer.

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Three British greats headline Duncan Ward's Tonhalle debut

Sarah Batschelet, 31st May

The Zurich Chamber Orchestra gives fine performances of works by three leading 20th-century British composers in Zurich’s Tonhalle.

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Farrenc's Third Symphony the star at Sage Gateshead

Linda Holt, 4th December

The Royal Northern Sinfonia under Duncan Ward performed works by Robert Schumann, Hector Berlioz and Louise Farrenc.

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Augustin Javel

Étudiant à l’IEP de Lyon, Augustin Javel est aussi hautboïste amateur, étudiant au CRR de Lyon. Passé par le Maroc, l’Espagne et la Pologne, il se passionne pour la musique et ses interprètes, facilitateurs d’échanges entre les cultures. Également passionné par le cinéma, il porte un grand intérêt aux compositeurs de musique de film. Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel ou Nino Rota font partie de ses compositeurs préférés.

Place aux jeunes : l’OJM et Duncan Ward éblouissent le Grand Théâtre de Provence