Live, Video: Kritiken zu klassischen Konzerten, Opern, Ballett und Tanz finden | Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: Vier Sea Interludes

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Jūrmala

31 Aug 2019

Wie ein Fisch im Wasser: das LSO im Dzintaru Koncertzāle

Von Isabella Steppan

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Prague

Rockin’ at the Rudolfinum: the Czech Phil plays Bryce Dessner

Von Frank Kuznik, 05 Februar 2026

American guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner brings a subdued palette to his debut appearance with the Czech Philharmonic.

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Prague

05 Feb 2026

Rockin’ at the Rudolfinum: the Czech Phil plays Bryce Dessner

Von Frank Kuznik

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Poole

Ning Feng’s Korngold is not quite a “Hollywood hit” in Poole

Von David Truslove, 26 November 2025

Sian Edwards takes the helm of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Britten, Korngold and Dvořák, with mixed results.

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Poole

26 Nov 2025

Ning Feng’s Korngold is not quite a “Hollywood hit” in Poole

Von David Truslove

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Graceful Schubert from The Hallé and Elena Schwarz at Bridgewater Hall

Von Rohan Shotton, 23 Oktober 2025

In her debut with the orchestra. Elena Schwarz conducts The Hallé in music by Britten, Unsuk Chin and Schubert.

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Manchester

23 Okt 2025

Graceful Schubert from The Hallé and Elena Schwarz

Von Rohan Shotton

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Houston

Death and lunacy in Juraj Valčuha's Houston Symphony program

Von Kurt Gottschalk, 15 Februar 2025

A mad March hare, a murdered child, a hypochondriac prince, and a roomful of dead wives make for a stellar concert by the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

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Houston

15 Feb 2025

Death and lunacy in Juraj Valčuha's Houston Symphony program

Von Kurt Gottschalk

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Amsterdam

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

Von Eleanor Knight, 03 Juli 2024

Bomsori Kim tackles the dangers of Tchaikovsky's concerto, before Ryan Bancroft and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic hurtle through Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

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Amsterdam

03 Jul 2024

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

Von Eleanor Knight

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Outstanding Sibelius from the Hallé and Kristiina Poska at the Bridgewater Hall

Von Peter Connors, 24 März 2024

After an atmospheric Four Sea Interludes Jess Gillam gives a dazzling account of John Harle's Briggflatts.

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Manchester

24 Mär 2024

Outstanding Sibelius from the Hallé and Kristiina Poska

Von Peter Connors

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Dublin

Awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams from Slatkin and the NSO forces in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin, 24 November 2023

The National Symphony Orchestra's nautical theme includes merry Mendelssohn, the spiteful storminess of Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and the yearning of Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony.

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Dublin

24 Nov 2023

Awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams from Slatkin in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin

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Paris

L'Orchestre National de France et Philippe Jordan ont le vent en poupe

Von Pierre Michel, 14 Oktober 2023

Dans un programme de musique symphonique très maritime, Philippe Jordan et l'Orchestre National de France ont montré une fois de plus la complicité qui les unit.

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Paris

14 Okt 2023

Philippe Jordan et le National ont le vent en poupe

Von Pierre Michel

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New York City

John Luther Adams' Become Desert stuns in NY Phil's climate-conscious program

Von David Wolfson, 08 Juni 2023

A climate-centered concert features water-themed works by Britten and Takemitsu, but is built around the stunning New York premiere of Become Desert, a co-commissioned piece by John Luther Adams.

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New York City

08 Jun 2023

Become Desert stuns in NY Phil's climate-conscious program

Von David Wolfson

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Paris

Les débuts énergiques de Lise de la Salle avec l'Orchestre de Paris

Von Alain Lompech, 25 Mai 2023

La pianiste triomphe dans un Concerto en fa mineur de Chopin peu orthodoxe mais néanmoins admirable, sous la direction d'une Ariane Matiakh à l'écoute de la soliste.

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Paris

25 Mai 2023

Les débuts énergiques de Lise de la Salle avec l'Orchestre de Paris

Von Alain Lompech

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Toronto

Toronto Symphony Orchestra goes bold with Britten and Mazzoli

Von Gianmarco Segato, 02 März 2023

They may have come out for the Mozart, but it is the boldly programmed Britten and Mazzoli that make this midwinter concert stand out.

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Toronto

02 Mär 2023

Toronto Symphony Orchestra goes bold with Britten and Mazzoli

Von Gianmarco Segato

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Hong Kong

HK Phil thrills in Shostakovich's naughty Ninth and stirs stormy seas in Britten and Elgar

Von Christopher Halls, 03 Dezember 2022

Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Phil excel in Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony and give an atmospheric reading of the Sea Interludes by Britten, but cellist Jan Vogler struggles to settle in Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

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Hong Kong

03 Dez 2022

HK Phil thrills in Shostakovich's naughty Ninth

Von Christopher Halls

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Mexico City

Una noche de contrastes y emoción con Márquez, Britten y Sibelius

Von Vishnu Bachani, 01 Oktober 2022

La Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM conmemora la Masacre de Tlatelolco dirigida por Iván Lópe Reynoso.

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Mexico City

01 Okt 2022

Una noche de contrastes y emoción con Márquez, Britten y Sibelius

Von Vishnu Bachani

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Birmingham

Formality, intimacy, ferocity: a remarkable interplay of contrasts from the CBSO and Ludovic Morlot

Von Simon Cummings, 15 Juni 2022

Ludovic Morlot helms an exhilarating, literally stunning, evening of music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Britten and Shostakovich.

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Birmingham

15 Jun 2022

Formality, intimacy, ferocity: Ludovic Morlot and the CBSO

Von Simon Cummings

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Sheffield

Something old, something new: The Hallé brings Sheffield season to a barnstorming close

Von Phil Parker, 11 Juni 2022

Finnegan Downie Dear conducts a cast of thousands (well, hundreds) in a concert of old favourites, plus a stunning recent work by Thomas Adès.

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Sheffield

11 Jun 2022

The Hallé brings Sheffield season to a barnstorming close

Von Phil Parker

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Liverpool

Contrasting masterpieces from Domingo Hindoyan, Julian Bliss and the RLPO

Von Peter Connors, 19 Mai 2022

A varied programme of orchestral showpieces in Liverpool, featuring star soloist Julian Bliss playing Copland's Clarinet Concerto.

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Liverpool

19 Mai 2022

Contrasting masterpieces from Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO

Von Peter Connors

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Hamburg

Impressions of Suffolk, Andalusia and the Rhineland at the Elbphilharmonie

Von Alexander Hall, 12 Mai 2022

Robert Louis Stevenson was clear in the advice he gave: “It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.” Pablo Heras-Casado, Bertrand Chamayou and the house orchestra of the Elbphilharmonie embark on musical journeys, but with mixed results.

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Hamburg

12 Mai 2022

Impressions of Suffolk, Andalusia and the Rhineland in Hamburg

Von Alexander Hall

New York City

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra offers transcendent Planets at Carnegie Hall

Von David Wolfson, 31 Januar 2022

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra concluded its American tour— the first such tour by an international orchestra since March of 2020— with a heartwarmingly effective concert at Carnegie Hall.

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New York City

31 Jan 2022

The RPO and Petrenko offer transcendent Planets at Carnegie Hall

Von David Wolfson

Seattle

Feddeck channels North Sea in Seattle

Von Erica Miner, 16 November 2019

James Feddeck conducts the Seattle Symphony in a premiere of Angelique Poteat's cello concerto by plus Britten and Rachmaninov.

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Seattle

16 Nov 2019

Feddeck channels North Sea in Seattle

Von Erica Miner

Sol Gabetta shines in Shostakovich with the Philharmonia Orchestra

Von David Truslove, 24 Oktober 2019

An Anglo-Russian programme highlighting playing of great finesse from Sol Gabetta and exiting direction from Hong Kong-born Elim Chan.

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London

24 Okt 2019

Sol Gabetta shines in Shostakovich with the Philharmonia Orchestra

Von David Truslove

Anglo-Russian repertoire as the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra closes its first tour

Von Mark Pullinger, 25 September 2019

Making its London debut, the BSFO and Jan Latham-Koenig make an impression in both British and Russian classics.

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London

25 Sep 2019

Anglo-Russian repertoire as the BSFO closes its first tour

Von Mark Pullinger

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

La Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife abre la temporada con vistas al mar

Von Francisco Martínez Ramos, 13 September 2019

La Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife y su director principal Antonio Méndez presentan un programa muy atractivo dedicado al mar para comenzar la temporada 19-20.

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

13 Sep 2019

La Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife abre la temporada con vistas al mar

Von Francisco Martínez Ramos

Prom 34: Mena bids farewell to BBC Philharmonic in dynamic Anglo-American programme

Von Mark Thomas, 08 August 2018

An intriguing programme of Britten, Walton, Barber and Copland provided dynamism, evocative imagery and new discoveries in Juanjo Mena’s valedictory concert with the BBC Philharmonic.

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London

08 Aug 2018

Prom 34: Juanjo Mena bids farewell to BBC Philharmonic

Von Mark Thomas

Belfast

Payare and Ulster Orchestra play to a full house in season finale

Von Leighton Jones, 01 Juni 2018

In the climax of his penultimate season Payare conducted the Ulster Orchestra in a programme of Britten, Mahler and Shostakovich.

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Belfast

01 Jun 2018

Payare and Ulster Orchestra play to a full house in season finale

Von Leighton Jones

Intense Elgar from Isserlis, with the RPO woodwinds as equal stars of the show

Von Nick Boston, 04 April 2018

Uncertain Britten from Dausgaard and the RPO, but intense and passionate Elgar from Isserlis, and powerfully engaging Rachmaninov featuring exceptional woodwind playing from the RPO.

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London

04 Apr 2018

Intense Elgar from Isserlis and RPO

Von Nick Boston

Philadelphia

Scotch Beasts and other forms of Britishness in Philadelphia's Winter Festival

Von Hilary Stroh, 11 Januar 2018

The Philadelphia Orchestra's Winter Festival celebrates the British Isles.

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Philadelphia

11 Jan 2018

Scotch Beasts and other forms of Britishness in Philadelphia's Winter Festival

Von Hilary Stroh

Worcester

Questioning the quintessence of Britain: Elgar, Britten and Tippett at the Three Choirs Festival

Von Simon Cummings, 22 Juli 2017

Peter Nardone directs the Three Choirs Festival Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra in a problematic yet thought-provoking opening concert at Worcester Cathedral.

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Worcester

22 Jul 2017

Questioning the quintessence of Britain

Von Simon Cummings

Birmingham

Skin-deep and saccharine: a one-dimensional performance from Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall

Von Simon Cummings, 16 Mai 2017

East meets West meets East in a disappointing display of homogenised, sugar-coated music-making in Birmingham

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Birmingham

16 Mai 2017

Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall

Von Simon Cummings

Washington

Salute to Slava: Shostakovich under the baton of James Conlon

Von Hilary Stroh, 06 April 2017

Another evocative salute to Slava in Washington DC/

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Washington

06 Apr 2017

Shostakovich under the baton of James Conlon

Von Hilary Stroh

A cold bath: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic explore chilly landscapes

Von Richard Ely, 05 November 2016

John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic offer an intriguing autumnal programme of freezing delights.

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Manchester

05 Nov 2016

Storgårds and the BBC Phil explore chilly landscapes

Von Richard Ely

Berlin

Mists of sound: Bostridge's Britten at the Komische Oper

Von Stephen Crowe, 14 Oktober 2016

Darkly illuminated music at Berlin's Komische Oper.

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Berlin

14 Okt 2016

Mists of sound: Bostridge's Britten at the Komische Oper

Von Stephen Crowe

Dublin

Inextinguishable force of life: Jensen conducts a riveting Nielsen

Von Andrew Larkin, 29 Januar 2016

The stark forces of Nielsen and Britten were ably brought out by Jensen and the NSO; theirSchubert failed to convince.

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Dublin

29 Jan 2016

Inextinguishable force of life: Jensen conducts a riveting Nielsen

Von Andrew Larkin

Bernstein's Serenade a highlight of the BBC Phil's celebration

Von Peter Connors, 09 Oktober 2015

Tasmin Little, the BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena gave a fine performance of Leonard Bernstein's Serenade with works by Britten and Beethoven, commemorating the 25th anniversary of Bernstein's death.

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Manchester

09 Okt 2015

A Leonard Bernstein celebration in Manchester

Von Peter Connors

Prom 34 Turbulent storms: Grimes revisited and earthy Prokofiev from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Von Mark Pullinger, 10 August 2015

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra returned to the Proms with a trio of works, composed between the turbulent years 1944-45.

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London

10 Aug 2015

Grimes revisited and earthy Prokofiev from the Bournemouth

Von Mark Pullinger

Impish Shostakovich and epic Sibelius from Yuja Wang, MTT and the LSO

Von Mark Pullinger, 15 März 2015

Ahead of its US tour with Michael Tilson Thomas, the London Symphony Orchestra flexed its muscles in a display of orchestral strength on home turf in the Barbican.

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London

15 Mär 2015

Impish Shostakovich and epic Sibelius

Von Mark Pullinger

The Philharmonia, Collon and Kuusisto perform British music at the Royal Festival Hall

Von Chris Garlick, 06 Februar 2014

The Philharmonia, conducted by Nicholas Collon, perform two masterpieces by Britten and Vaughan Williams and a newer work by Thomas Adès.

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London

06 Feb 2014

The Philharmonia play Britten and Adès

Von Chris Garlick

Deep, dark and brooding: LSO, Lugansky and Noseda in Britten, Prokofiev and Shostakovich

Von Julia Savage, 29 September 2013

A combination of Russian and English masterpieces formed the fourth concert of the London Symphony Orchestra’s 110th season. Three of the pieces were written and/or performed during the Second World War, whilst the remaining piece – Prokofiev’s magnificent Piano Concerto no.

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London

29 Sep 2013

Deep, dark and brooding: LSO, Lugansky and Noseda in Britten, Prokofiev and Shostakovich

Von Julia Savage

Prom 1: Eclectic brilliance with Stephen Hough, Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony

Von Katy S. Austin, 12 Juli 2013

On a hot, humid summer’s evening, Sakari Oramo made his debut as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. That the occasion was the first night of the BBC Proms 2013 didn’t seem to bother him. The Finn’s combination of serenity and confidence – and just enough passion to assure us that he was enjoying it – set the tone for an intriguing, if oddly assembled programme.

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London

12 Jul 2013

Prom 1: Eclectic brilliance with Stephen Hough, Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony

Von Katy S. Austin

Norwich

Britten and Bridge with the Philharmonia in Norwich

Von Nathan Waring, 13 Mai 2013

The fourteen-year-old Benjamin Britten was already a prolific young composer, albeit without any formal training, when he heard Frank Bridge’s The Sea at the 1927 Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Festival. Hearing this performance and also meeting Bridge (who later became his composition teacher) were seminal events in the youngster’s life.

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Norwich

13 Mai 2013

Britten and Bridge with the Philharmonia in Norwich

Von Nathan Waring

Bristol

Sea pictures and Enigmas (but no Elgar): Enigma Orchestra at St George's Bristol

Von David Fay, 06 April 2013

I doubt many of us have been to the seaside recently. Even if Bristolians had braved the cold and wet and wind, I’m sure that the mudflats of Brean or the arcades of Weston-super-Mare were a far cry from the visions of that mysterious body of saltwater conjured up by the Enigma Orchestra in their second ever concert at St George’s.

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Bristol

06 Apr 2013

Sea pictures and Enigmas (but no Elgar): Enigma Orchestra at St George's Bristol

Von David Fay

Leeds

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain are the sun to Holst's Planets

Von Andrew H. King, 05 Januar 2013

Assembling tonight in Leeds Town Hall for a programme of English and American scores by Adams, Britten and Holst, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, directed by John Wilson, presented three fiendishly difficult works.

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Leeds

05 Jan 2013

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain are the sun to Holst's Planets

Von Andrew H. King

Edinburgh

RSNO with Oundjian: Britten, Rachmaninov and Brahms

Von Alan Coady, 12 Oktober 2012

Although the Usher Hall was slightly less packed than for the inaugural concert of the season, there was a healthy crowd. If two concerts is sufficient to gauge an emerging format then Music Director Peter Oundjian’s preferred style seems to be to save welcoming remarks until after the opening piece, at which point he talks us through the evening as a whole.

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Edinburgh

12 Okt 2012

RSNO with Oundjian: Britten, Rachmaninov and Brahms

Von Alan Coady

Grafenegg

James MacMillan conducts Britten, Vaughan Williams and his own music at Grafenegg

Von Zwölftöner, 09 September 2012

The position of Composer in Residence at the Grafenegg festival may as well be called Composer-Conductor in Residence, as the appointments of Tan Dun, HK Gruber, and now James MacMillan have established a tradition whereby the lucky candidates are not only required to be intimately involved with the programming and preparation of their music, but also to stand in front of an orchestra and lead the

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Grafenegg

09 Sep 2012

James MacMillan conducts Britten, Vaughan Williams and his own music at Grafenegg

Von Zwölftöner

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Philharmonic in works by Britten, Debussy and Brahms

Von Alan Yu, 19 Mai 2012

The central character in Benjamin Britten’s opera Peter Grimes is a fisherman outcast contending with the wrath of his community. The score for the Four Sea Interludes, extracted from it, weaves often threadbare orchestral parts into a menacing mosaic of moods in the story and conditions which the characters have to battle.

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Hong Kong

19 Mai 2012

The Hong Kong Philharmonic in works by Britten, Debussy and Brahms

Von Alan Yu

A Conductor's Craft

Von Tom Hancox, 13 Oktober 2011

If the craft of the conductor has ever been a mystery to you – for it can certainly be a mystery to the orchestra – there couldn’t have been a finer explanation than this showcase concert.

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London

13 Okt 2011

A Conductor's Craft

Von Tom Hancox

Prom 42: Gardner conducts Shostakovich 5th Symphony

Von David Karlin, 17 August 2010

Shostakovich's 5th symphony is a work of great power, great variety and uncertain meaning. Written in 1937 when the composer was in fear for his life after Stalin's violent reaction to his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, there is no way of knowing for sure the extent to which the music is infused by irony or pain. If there was irony, Stalin didn't spot it.