L’Orchestre bien Tampere de Santtu-Matias Rouvali à Montpellier

By Tristan Labouret, 28 July 2019

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“La virtuosité de son geste n’est en rien superflue, tant elle découle d’une virtuosité de la pensée”

Reviewed at Opéra Berlioz (Le Corum), Montpellier on 25 July 2019

Nielsen, Maskarade Overture

Lindberg, Clarinet Concerto

Sibelius, Symphony no. 1 in E minor, Op.39

Jean-Luc Votano, Clarinet

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor

When time stands still: the Philharmonia revisits Strauss

Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

****1

Contours in motion: Kavakos and Rouvali at the New York Philharmonic

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th February

Bartók and Rachmaninov are shaped through rhythmic precision and structural concentration in the New York Philharmonic's latest subscription concert.

****1

Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 13th February

After a six-month break to address persistent injuries, the bravura violinist appears in one of her signature pieces: Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 1.

***11

Víkingur Ólafsson and the Philharmonia launch The Anvil's season

David Truslove, 23rd September

Involving performances of standard repertoire by the Philharmonia open Basingstoke’s international concert season.

****1

Vivid sounds from Rouvali, Gabetta and the Philharmonia

Mengguang Huang, 25th August

Rouvali and the Philharmonia dazzle with sunlit Tchaikovsky, intense Shostakovich and Say’s imaginative textures, while Gabetta’s physical, lyrical cello brings immediacy to an evening of virtuosity, warmth and playful energy.

****1

A strong showing by Rouvali in Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 17th July

Technical finesse and lively interpretations of dance suites showcase both the conductor's and the orchestra's strengths.

****1

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.