Seoul Philharmonic in Amsterdam

Von Oliver Brett, 24 August 2011

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, am 19 August 2011

Ravel, La Valse

Debussy, La Mer

Tschaikowsky, Symphonie Nr. 6 in h-Moll, "Pathetique", Op.74

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Myung-whun Chung, Musikalische Leitung

Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic’s measured Mahler 6

SangKwon Lee, 19th March

That last movement proves the evening’s true point of reckoning in the Seoul Philharmonic's performance of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony at Lotte Concert Hall.

****1

Rhetoric over romance in Nikolai Lugansky's Chopin in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 12th February

Ludovic Morlot conducts the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in three classics from the Romantic era: Berlioz, Chopin and Schumann.

***11

Jaap van Zweden tests Beethoven 9 in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 18th December

At the Seoul Arts Center, Jaap van Zweden treats Beethoven’s disputed metronome marks less as provocation than instruction, trading bloom for voltage in a driven Beethoven Ninth Symphony.

**111

Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic impress on US tour

Susan Stempleski, 27th October

In their first visit to the US in over a decade, the Seoul Philharmonic display their abundant skills in a crowd-pleasing program pairing two concert staples with an impressive American premiere.

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Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic prepare for their US tour

SangKwon Lee, 1st October

The Seoul Philharmonic preview their forthcoming US-tour programme, featuring Bomsori Kim playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.

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Line, rhythm and spectrum: Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic

SangKwon Lee, 26th September

As a pre‑tour snapshot, this concert proves was unambiguous: an orchestra intent on renewing the canon in the language of now rather than sealing it behind glass.

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Oliver Brett

Oliver Brett is a professional organist, pianist, teacher and choral conductor. He held positions at King's College Cambridge, Westminster Cathedral and Durham Cathedral, and is currently Assistant Director of Music at St Mary's RC Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. He loves classical music of all genres.