Debuts, premieres and introductions

Von Olga de Kort, 28 Oktober 2015

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Eindhoven, am 24 Oktober 2015

Verbey, Lumen ad finem cuniculi

Mahler, Symphonie Nr. 5 in cis-Moll

Philharmonie Zuidnederland

Dmitry Liss, Musikalische Leitung

Voller Jugend für die Jugend: L'elisir d'amore an der Opera Zuid

Rainer Zerbst, 23rd May

Ohne Chor, gekürzt und verjüngt – ein temporeicher und spritziger Liebestrank an der Opera Zuid.

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Descent into hell: Opera Zuid's madcap Orpheus in the Underworld

Eleanor Knight, 13th June

A touring show on a frugal budget, but Opera Zuid's take on Offenbach's diabolical delights hits the spot in burning temperatures in the Netherlands.

***11

A striking, if perplexing, Midsummer Night's Dream from Opera Zuid

Clare Varney, 24th May

Ola Mafaalani's staging is a feast for the eyes with creative and edgy lighting, a clever and expressive use of colour and a stunning visual display, but not everything comes off successfully.

**111

Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony overshadows Colli debut

David Pinedo, 12th July

A performance by Leo van Doeselaar on the Concertgebouw’s Maarschalkerweerd Organ in Saint-Saëns’ Symphony no. overshadows all else in the Concertgebouw.

***11

Herrliche Hoffnungslosigkeit mit Tschaikowsky

Isabella Steppan, 17th November

Sergej Krylov begeisterte als Solist mit Virtuosität im Violinkonzert, das Ural Philharmonic Orchestra unter Dmitri Liss bot eine emotionale Interpretation der sechsten Sinfonie mit viel russischer Seele.

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A dialogue with fate: Myaskovsky in Yekaterinburg

Mark Pullinger, 13th March

The 140th anniversary of the composer’s birth is celebrated with a three-concert festival in the city of Yekaterinburg.

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Olga de Kort

Musicologist and music critic Olga de Kort (The Netherlands) studied in Russia (piano, culture sciences), France (journalism) and the Netherlands (musicology and music history, music education and communication, organ) where she has lived from 1998. She is active as a music journalist, lecturer in music history and culture and as a freelance musician. She writes for Piano Bulletin, Pianist, Luister, Preludium, De Klank, Het Orgel, Muziek&Liturgie, Kunstzone and Bachtrack. Besides her personal journalist blog, Olga de Kort has a website about Russian music in the Netherlands. At this moment she is working on a book about Russian music and musicians in the Netherlands and on a biography of Russian singer Anna El Tour.

An evening of debuts, premieres and introductions in Eindhoven