Prom 6: Impressive and inspiring Anglo-American cooperation

Von Nick Boston, 24 Juli 2019

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“Gardner held the disparate elements of this complex piece together with clarity”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 22 Juli 2019

Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Metacosmos (UK premiere)

Britten, Violin Concerto

Bach, Violinsonate Nr. 2 a-Moll, BWV1003: Andante

Strawinsky, The Rite of Spring

Knussen, Flourish with Fireworks, Op.22

James Ehnes, Violine

Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and The Juilliard School

Edward Gardner, Musikalische Leitung

The Royal Academy's Carmen has too many what-if moments

Dominic Lowe, 18th November

Presenting a work like Carmen is a punchy move by a conservatoire. The Royal Academy of Music's production has conceptual weaknesses, but features some good singing.

***11

Royal Academy Opera stages a magical Zauberflöte

Mark Valencia, 18th March

A lyrical yet zesty account of Mozart's' adorable score, in a production that is on the nose and off the wall.

****1

A dystopian Hansel und Gretel at the RAM

Mark Valencia, 20th November

Jack Furness serves up an unappetising mess of Humperdinck's delicious masterpiece for Royal Academy Opera.

***11

Celebratory Mahler 3 from the The Royal Academy of Music and Bychkov

Roy Westbrook, 23rd June

The Royal Academy of Music marks its 200th anniversary with Mahler's all-embracing Third Symphony, a work that fills both the evening and the concert platform.

****1

Einfühlsames Gegeneinander: Víkingur Ólafsson und Edward Gardner

Alexandra Richter, 11th November

Das britische Spitzenorchester und der isländische Pianist begeistern mit fesselndem Brahms und unprätentiösem Beethoven.

****1

Verdis tiefgründiger Otello bei den Münchner Opernfestspielen

Michael Vieth, 27th June

Amélie Niermeyers Inszenierung von Verdis Spätwerk fasziniert im unaufgeregt fokussierten Blick auf die Charaktere des Tragödienspiels.

****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.