Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” raises the Royal Albert Hall roof

Mahler's “Symphony of a Thousand” in the Royal Albert Hall

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko and vocal soloists

Von David Truslove, 25 Oktober 2022

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“roof-raising performance that Vasily Petrenko held together with sure-footed clarity and conviction”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 23 Oktober 2022

Mahler, Symphonie Nr. 8 in Es-Dur 'Symphonie der Tausend'

Vasily Petrenko, Musikalische Leitung

Sarah Wegener, Sopran

Jacquelyn Wagner, Sopran

Regula Mühlemann, Sopran

Jennifer Johnston, Mezzosopran

Claudia Huckle, Alt

Vincent Wolfsteiner, Tenor

Benedict Nelson, Bariton

James Platt, Bass

Philharmonia Chorus

Bournemouth Symphony Chorus

City of London Choir

Tiffin Boys' Choir

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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.

*****

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.

****1

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

Calurosa acogida para un cielo de invierno: Petrenko y la RPO

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 29th October

Vasliy Petrenko condujo con magnífico pulso y un calibrado dinamismo un programa unido por la procedencia de los compositores.

****1

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.