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Messiaens Turangalîla: eine Hör-Reise ohne Bombast
Aufgrund einer Handgelenksverletzung übernahm Olari Elts kurzfristig das Dirigat von Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Messiaens Musik tat dies aber keinen Abbruch.
Mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s French May
French clarinettist Raphaël Sévère unearths beauty in Nielsen’s concerto and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta impress in two settings of Pan’s antics at the French May Festival.
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra impresses at the Perth Festival
Intense Pärt, vivid Rachmaninov with Barry Douglas and dramatic Dvořák on the most northerly point on the orchestra's UK tour.
Du magique au banal : Lozakovich et l’Orchestre national d’Estonie
Si le jeune violoniste suédois fait fort belle impression dans le Concerto de Tchaïkovski, Olari Elts déçoit à la tête de la phalange estonienne dans un programme étrangement pensé.
Crisp Rachmaninov from Barry Douglas in Belfast
Barry Douglas, in his home town, gives an excellent reading of a piece central to his repertoire,while Olari Elts puts the Ulster Orchestra through their paces in a highly colourful Petrushka.
SCO explore music drawn from nature
Vasks’ Viola Concerto receives its Scottish première with Maxim Rysanov and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as they explore music and nature in the Baltic, Rome and America.