Simón Bolívar: Driven to opulence and excess

Von Gavin Dixon, 09 Januar 2015

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“string swells between were emphasised to the point of parody”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Festival Hall, London, am 8 Januar 2015

Beethoven, Symphonie Nr. 5 in c-Moll, Op.67

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Wagner, Siegfried: Forest murmurs

Wagner, Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

Gustavo Dudamel, Musikalische Leitung

Simón Bolívar Symphonieorchester Venezuela

Kein Eskapismus in Luzern mit Messiaens Turangalîla

Rolf Kyburz, 11th September

Dudamel erreichte in seiner Interpretation ein rundes, harmonisches, "natürliches" Klangbild: er achtete auf musikalischen Fluss, nahm das Publikum mit dieser Musik gefangen. Der Schluss geriet zu einer hinreißenden, ergreifenden Apotheose der Liebe.

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Grandiose Stimmung, südamerikanisches Flair

Christine Arnold, 23rd January

Gustavo Dudamel heizte dem Publikum in Essen mit dem Símon Bolívar Symphonieorchester ein.

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Grooving with The Dude: the Bolívars make Bernstein and Falla dance

Mark Pullinger, 28th August

Between gigs at Wembley as Coldplay’s support act, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra brings its distinctive brand of infectious music-making to the Southbank.

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Dudamel se estrena en Ibermusica con la Tercera de Mahler

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 25th January

La Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela ofreció una versión de la Tercera sinfonía de Mahler, con Gustavo Dudamel a la batuta, algo desigual, pero en la que no faltó virtuosismo y energía.

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Simón Bolívar Orchestra and Dudamel celebrate El Sistema

Roy Westbrook, 16th January

An evening of audience roars begins as soon as Gustavo Dudamel first mounts the podium at the Barbican.

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An Edinburgh night to remember as Dudamel returns to the Simón Bolívar

David Smythe, 26th August

The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel and cuatro player Jorge Glem set the Edinburgh International Festival alight with a mix of Venezuelan music and a terrific Mahler 1.

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Gavin Dixon

Gavin Dixon is a writer, journalist and editor specialising in classical music. He writes for publications such as Gramophone, Classical Music and BBC Music Magazine. Gavin has a PhD on the symphonies of Alfred Schnittke and is a member of the editorial team for the “Alfred Schnittke Collected Works” edition. His website is here.

Dudamel drives the Simón Bolívars to opulence and excess