Ravishing Tchaikovsky from Weigle and the Yomiuri Nippon SO

Sebastian Weigle

Yukine Kuroki and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 07 Oktober 2024

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“Weigle... brought out the warmth, elegance and, above all, lyricism of Tchaikovsky”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Tokyo, am 3 Oktober 2024

Takemitsu, Three film scores

Tschaikowsky, Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 in b-Moll, Op.23

Liszt, Widmung, transcription of Schumann's liebeslied for piano, S 566

Tschaikowsky, Symphonie Nr. 4 in f-Moll, Op.36

Yukine Kuroki, Klavier

Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

Sebastian Weigle, Musikalische Leitung

Rachmaninov, Beethoven from Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

Dominic Lowe, 24th October

A rewarding visit from this Japanese orchestra under principal conductor Sebastian Weigle featured a fine Rachmaninov Second Symphony and a vivid, gusty Beethoven Violin Concerto from soloist Christian Tetzlaff.

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Kerem Hasan conducts an exhilarating Tchaikovsky Fifth in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 18th June

Exciting Tchaikovsky from the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, while Leeds winner Eric Lu is the sensitive soloist in Chopin's Second Concerto.

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Brahms to remember from Hisako Kawamura at Suntory Hall

David Karlin, 13th March

Hisako Kawamura shows excellence and stamina in tackling two huge concertos, while Kazuki Yamada and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony give compelling Brahms but are less convincing in Amy Beach.

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Exquisite playing from Naoko Yoshino in Boieldieu's Harp Concerto

Nahoko Gotoh, 11th January

Italian conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa is currently doing the rounds of Japanese orchestras, standing in for many of his colleagues who are unable to enter due to border closures.

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Heavenly Mussorgsky from Japan's Newspaper Orchestra

Robert Markow, 28th April

One of Japan’s leading orchestras, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, turned in performances of two warhorses as different as night and day. In between came a revelation in the form of a young cellist destined for greatness.

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Cambreling's farewell: a programme of French connections in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 24th March

Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra's Sunday matinee, which was the final concert for its outgoing Principal Conductor Sylvain Cambreling, had many French connections.

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.

Ravishing Tchaikovsky from Weigle and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra