Neue Kritikenmehr...
Joy triumphs as Yamada enthuses Birmingham with Beethoven
“Go big or go home!” A new season opens with the CBSO and Chorus giving an epic Beethoven Ninth at Birmingham's Symphony Hall.
Tippett to die for from Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony
Outstanding performances of A Child of Our Time and the Concerto for Double String Orchestra at the Barbican.
Linking jazz and opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird in Seattle
Composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette A. Wimberly, both in their Seattle Opera debuts, have done a creditable job of conveying the jazz artist’s lifework.
Rex tremendae majestatis: Stravinsky at the Baltic Sea Festival
Peter Sellars's much-travelled staging of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex provided a powerful opening for the 15th Baltic Sea Festival under the festival's artistic director Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Magnificent climax to the Philharmonia Stravinsky series
Searing performances from a mixed cast, superb choir and orchestra; all brilliantly conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
L’époustouflant Oedipus Rex de Peter Sellars
S’il fallait choisir parmi toutes les belles idées de mise en scène de ce très réussi Oedipus Rex, on s’accorderait sans doute sur celle-ci : la primauté incontestée de l’esthétique et des intentions de Stravinski.