A humble program and proud moment at Prague Spring

Von Frank Kuznik, 23 Mai 2016

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague, am 20 Mai 2016

Janáček, Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs (selection)

Janáček, Folk Poetry of Hukvaldy in Songs (selection)

Brahms, 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO33: Auswahl

Falla, 7 canciones populares españolas (selection)

Canteloube, Chants d'Auvergne (selection)

Respighi, 4 Rispetti toscani

Respighi, Swiss folk songs from the Cantons of Bern and Ticino

Martina Janková, Sopran

Gérard Wyss, Klavier

A difficult night for Die Schöne Müllerin with Georg Nigl and Gérard Wyss in Vienna

Chanda VanderHart, 17th June

It’s never an easy thing to jump in for a concert, especially not when there is a historical instrument involved. The sign on the door of the Wiener Konzerthaus upon our arrival Monday evening, explaining that Vanessa Wagner had to cancel her part as pianist at the last minute and would be replaced by Gérard Wyss, did not bode well.

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Drunter und (über)drüber: King Arthur am Theater an der Wien

Snapdragon, 24th January

Atmosphärische und kaleidoskopisch bunte Bilder machen King Arthur zu einem beeindruckenden Gesamtkunstwerk.

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So machen es alle - oder doch nicht?

Daniel Url, 29th July

Die Festspiele starten mit Cosi fan tutte den diesjährigen Mozartmarathon und zeigen, dass man in Salzburg eben weiß, wie man Mozart spielt.

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Nicht alles rosig im schönen Arkadien

Simon Haasis, 11th March

Ein arkadischer Abend im Wiener Konzerthaus mit Les Arts Florissants unter William Christie.

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Cleveland Orchestra Chorus shines in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang

Sam Jacobson, 5th March

Franz Welser-Möst returned to his home orchestra in a program of works by Křenek and Mendelssohn, as starkly contrasting as they are infrequently heard.

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Bartoli fireworks bring down the house in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 31st December

Nothing on New Year’s Eve could have been more festive than the spirited production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola that Zurich Opera staged with Cecelia Bartoli in the lead role.

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.

Martina Janková: a humble program and proud moment at Prague Spring