Le Gewandhausorchester et l'amiral Nelsons terrassent la Philharmonie

By Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 03 June 2022

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“Rarement on aura entendu un son si dense, sombre et profond, tantôt brûlant, tantôt brillant”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 30 May 2022

Strauss R., Don Juan, Op.20

Strauss R., Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra

Strauss R., Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30

Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

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Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 31 May 2022

Strauss R., Macbeth, Op.23

Strauss R., Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: Suite

Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

Isabelle Faust shines, Nelsons and the Gewandhaus disappoint

David Karlin, 26th August

The German violinist gives us plenty of Czech brio in Dvořák; conductor and orchestra display many good qualities but fail to thrill.

**111

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at Oper Leipzig

Mark Pullinger, 25th May

Two notable debuts dominate Oper Leipzig's notable Lady Macbeth revival: Kristine Opolais as Katerina and Andris Nelsons in the pit.

****1

Total Shostakovich in Leipzig

Mark Pullinger, 24th May

The combined forces of the Gewandhaus and Boston Symphony unite under Andris Nelsons for a searing Leningrad Symphony, while the Quatuor Danel tackles the string quartets.

*****

Star conductor: Blomstedt returns to the Leipzig Gewandhaus

Zenaida des Aubris, 13th November

Herbert Blomstedt conducts Schubert and Berwald... and picks up a medal on his return to the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

*****

Spellbinding Parsifal caps Oper Leipzig's massive Wagner 22 Festival

Ako Imamura, 14th July

Ulf Schirmer bows out as General Music Director as the last of Wagner's 13 operas completes a successful Festival Wagner 22 in Leipzig.

****1

Sublime Strauss from Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester

Dominic Lowe, 9th May

A visit to London from Nelsons is always an occasion. The first of two programmes dedicated to Strauss demonstrated why the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig is among the best in the world.

****1

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Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut

Amoureux des arts, Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut évolue parallèlement dans les univers de la littérature et de la musique. Ancien khâgneux du Lycée Henri IV, lauréat du Concours Général en Histoire, il a étudié le violon à l'Université des Arts de Berlin et au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon. Féru d'orchestre et d'opéra, il a su trouver son équilibre sur Bachtrack où, parallèlement à ses études musicales, il anime la chronique « L'Abécédaire d'un jeune violoniste », consacrée à ses tribulations dans le microcosme très fermé des musiciens classiques.

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