Performer: New London Chamber Choir

Après les abysses du Requiem de Ligeti, le chef finlandais a su mener l'Orchestre de Paris vers une Quatrième Symphonie de Bruckner très touchante, qui a sonné comme la recréation d'un monde disparu.

The evening left you in no doubt that in Donnerstag aus Licht is more approachable than many would imagine, as well as being a major creative achievement that is crying out to be explored by opera houses.

A ruthless Russian leader quelling revolt and uniting his country through waging war on its neighbours: the theme of Sergei Eisenstein’s film Ivan the Terrible, intended as a Soviet propagandist parable, raises a knowing eyebrow even today. Excerpts from Prokofiev’s score formed the bulk of this raucously enjoyable concert by the Philharmonia under Vladimir Ashkenazy, beneath a screening of key scenes from the film itself.