Chamber music goes large

Von Jane Shuttleworth, 04 März 2011

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Veranstaltung anzeigen

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead, am 3 März 2011

Schönberg, Verklärte Nacht, Op.4

Schostakowitsch, Kammersymphonie in c-Moll (arr. Rudolf Barshai), Op.110a

Schubert, Streichquartett Nr. 14 in d-Moll "Der Tod und das Mädchen", D810 (arr. Mahler)

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Bradley Creswick, Direktor

Ein Morgen davor und danach: New Beginnings der RNS

Jens Klier, 16th April

Anfänge, Leichtigkeit und schwere Träume machten den tatsächlichen Konzertabend des Frühlings zu einem hellen Tag der Beflügelung und Anteilnahme.

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A new light on Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 6th March

Nil Venditti arrives like a small, joyful bomb at The Glasshouse and lights up a familiar Mendelssohn symphony with new insights.

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Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert

Nick Butters, 21st November

Terfel’s charismatic account of Schubert songs orchestrated by a variety of composers, Sofia Gubaidulina’s meditation on his Impromtu and the composer’s own longest symphony make a varied and rewarding evening at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

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Ticket to ride: thrilling, moving witty Berio at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 11th October

Sophia Burgos and members of Royal Northern Sinfonia charm, amuse and astonish in a selection of Luciano Berio’s works at the Glasshouse.

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Hymn of Praise: thrilling Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 26th July

As the BBC Proms visits Gateshead, Dinis Sousa and the Royal Northern Sinfonia excel in Mendelssohn, although David Fray's Bach underwhelms.

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Fire and ice: Víkingur Ólafsson performs at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 6th February

A Finnish soundscape, fine detail in Bartók and deep understanding in Beethoven from the Royal Northern Sinfonia with Dinis Sousa and Víkingur Ólafsson.

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham