Des Wiener Philharmoniker double crème au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

By Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 15 May 2023

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“la pâte de soie et de cachemire des cordes viennoises, ce Klangkörper unique au monde”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 14 May 2023

Janáček, Žárlivost (Jealousy)

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Overture

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Young Juliet

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Masks

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Balcony Scene

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: The Death of Tybalt

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Romeo and Juliet before parting

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Romeo at Juliet's Tomb

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Juliet's death

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47

Vienna Philharmonic

Jakub Hrůša, Conductor

Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle

Chanda VanderHart, 17th April

Less a symphony, more a force of nature, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a turbulent, yet spacious reading of Mahler's Ninth Symphony in the Musikverein.

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Shared language and living history: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Phil

Chanda VanderHart, 19th March

Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman and the Vienna Philharmonic meet in repertoire they know intimately, illuminating it through mutual understanding.

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Vienna Philharmonic closes Carnegie residency

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st March

Andris Nelsons pairs Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra with Sibelius’ Second Symphony to conclude the Vienna Philharmonic's latest Carnegie Hall residency.

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Contemplation and exuberance: Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 28th February

Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the New York premiere of a solemn, modernist work paired with two high-spirited symphonies from the 18th and 19th centuries.

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A vanished Old World with the Vienna Philharmonic in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 20th January

A Vienna Philharmonic evening conjures a vanished world: Strauss’ muscular drama and intimate humour, Haydn’s inward gravity and a graceful waltz to close.

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The Vienna Philharmonic explores Central Europe with Jakub Hrůša

Chanda VanderHart, 11th December

At the Konzerthaus, the Vienna Philharmonic travels across the Austrian borders with Jakub Hrůša into the varied sound worlds of Hungary, Bohemia and Moravia.

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Jean-Pierre Rousseau

Jean-Pierre Rousseau a été successivement producteur responsable des émissions musicales à la Radio Suisse Romande (à ce titre co-fondateur de l'émission de critique de disques "Disques en Lice" en 1987), directeur de France Musique, directeur général de l'Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, directeur de la musique de Radio France puis directeur du Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier jusqu'en juillet 2022. Il a régulièrement participé aux émissions de critique de la RTBF, de France Musique, et collaboré à Forumopera. Il tient un blog qui lui permet d'exprimer sa passion pour les musiciens d'aujourd'hui et d'hier.