Vasily Petrenko and the RPO thrill, Louise Alder triumphs

Louise Alder and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Von Mark Valencia, 12 Februar 2024

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“performances that are invariably alive, deeply considered and anything but routine”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Festival Hall, London, am 8 Februar 2024

Elgar, Cockaigne (In London Town), Orchester-Ouvertüre, Op. 40

Strauss R., An die Nacht, Op.68 Nr.1

Strauss R., Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden, Op.68 Nr.2

Strauss R., Säusle, liebe Myrthe, Op.68 Nr.3

Strauss R., Als mir dein Lied erklang, Op.68 Nr.4

Strauss R., Amor, Op.68 Nr.5

Strauss R., Lied der Frauen, Op.68 Nr.6

Rachmaninow, Symphonie Nr. 2 in e-Moll, Op.27

Louise Alder, Sopran

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko, Musikalische Leitung

Menschliche Schönheit und Perfektion: das RPO zu Gast in München

Benedikt Zacher, 4th February

Das englische Orchester bietet mit seinem Chefdirigenten Vasily Petrenko und Julia Fischer einen „perfekten” Abend in der Isarphilharmonie.

*****

Revolutionär unorthodox: Vasily Petrenko mit dem RPO zu Gast in Köln

David Renke, 16th May

Vasily Petrenko, Anne-Sophie Mutter und das Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gastierte nin Köln mit Werken von Bernstein, Previn und Rachmaninow. Neben einem Spektakel der Klangfarben hallt das Konzert aber auch aus einem anderen Grund nach.

*****

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Turangalîla underwhelms at the Southbank’s Multitudes festival

Roy Westbrook, 23rd April

Serious music ill-matched by filmic limitations as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tackles Messiaen’s epic “symphony” as part of the Southbank’s cross-genre festival.

**111

Edusei’s Beethoven and Rangwanasha’s Strauss thrill at Cadogan Hall

Christopher Woodley, 26th February

Kevin John Edusei, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrate the joys of a life well-lived – rounded off to the sounds of larks ascending.

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Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s Beethoven

Nick Boston, 3rd February

Stylish Beethoven from Benjamin Grosvenor and dramatic Ustvolskaya from Yuriy Yurchuk, but Petrenko and the RPO’s blistering Shostakovich steals the show.

****1

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.

Vasily Petrenko and the RPO thrill in Rachmaninov, Louise Alder triumphs in Strauss