Tension until the bitter end: The Rite of Spring

Von Chris Garlick, 16 Mai 2016

Laden, bitte warten...

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“You could almost picture Stravinsky picking out the acid chords on his rickety piano”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Festival Hall, London, am 15 Mai 2016

Strawinsky, Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Strawinsky, Agon

Strawinsky, Le Sacre du printemps

Philharmonia Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musikalische Leitung

Karole Armitage, Choreographie

Megumi Eda, Tanz

Ahmaud Culver, Tanz

William Isaac, Tanz

Cristian Laverde Koenig, Tanz

Isabela Szylinska, Tanz

Emily Wagner, Tanz

Mahlers Neunte mit Salonen stimmt nachdenklich in der Elbphilharmonie

Stefan Pillhofer, 1st October

Nach einem reichen, erfüllenden Musikeindruck bleiben auch Fragen zur Ausführung und Interpretation zurück.

***11

Das Philharmonia Orchestra spielt mit entwaffnender Überzeugungskraft

Sebastian Urmoneit, 24th April

Das London Orchester unter Esa-Pekka Salonen zeigt bei seinem Gastspiel in Berlin alle Facetten Mahlers auf.

*****

A Resurrection for the ages: Kent Nagano conducts the Philharmonia

Eleanor Knight, 19th March

Any performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony is an event, but this mighty Philharmonia account at the Royal Festival Hall proves extra special.

*****

A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall

David Karlin, 25th February

The Icelandic pianist and Finnish conductor make a superb case for John Adams' latest concerto; the Philharmonia play Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé strongly but don't convince completely.

****1

Renes replaces Runnicles in a remarkable Philharmonia Bruckner 8

Dominic Lowe, 19th February

Stepping in for Sir Donald Runnicles at very short notice, Lawrences Renes conducts the Philharmonia in a sleek and vivid reading of Bruckner's magisterial Eighth Symphony.

****1

Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line

David Karlin, 20th November

An entertaining portrayal of the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is marred by ham-fisted amplification.

**111

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.

Tension until the bitter end: Salonen and the Philharmonia devastate in The Rite of Spring