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Buscador de artículos | Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore
Benjamin Poore
Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.
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Manuel Blanco: proclama el éxito desde el Concurso ARD

Por Benjamin Poore, 04 septiembre 2018
El ganador de la edición de 2011 del concurso de intepretación más prestigioso de Alemania nos habla de su experiencia en el mismo y el consiguiente efecto sobre su carrera.
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04 sep 2018
Manuel Blanco: proclama el éxito desde el Concurso ARD
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A luminous start to Rachmaninov's anniversary year from Tenebrae

Por Benjamin Poore, 26 enero 2023
Nigel Short's elite consort casts a candlelit spell at St Martin-in-the-Fields in a performance of Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil.
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26 ene 2023
A luminous start to Rachmaninov's anniversary year from Tenebrae
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Unreal city: The Rake's Progress at the Royal Academy of Music

Por Benjamin Poore, 22 noviembre 2022
Frederic Wake-Walker's realisation of the Hogarth-inspired opera is visually bracing and assuredly sung. 
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22 nov 2022
Unreal city: The Rake's Progress at the Royal Academy of Music
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Fair play from Kevin John Edusei and the LSO in Stravinsky's Petrushka

Por Benjamin Poore, 27 octubre 2022
A muted Bartók violin concerto is offset by a scintillating Petrushka at the Barbican.
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27 oct 2022
Fair play from Edusei and the LSO in Stravinsky's Petrushka
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Pappano takes no prisoners in Dallapiccola and Respighi

Por Benjamin Poore, 05 junio 2022
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO offer a riveting account of Il prigioniero, an idiosyncratic 20th-century opera. 
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05 jun 2022
Pappano takes no prisoners in Dallapiccola and Respighi
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Simon Wall’s Evangelist the centrepiece of The Hanover Band's St John Passion at Kings Place

Por Benjamin Poore, 13 abril 2022
Precise and contoured lamentation supported by thrilling chorus work at Kings Place
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13 abr 2022
The Hanover Band's St John Passion at Kings Place
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Cancelled Christmas? Knot on your life: Bach at Wigmore Hall

Por Benjamin Poore, 20 diciembre 2021
The Solomon's Knot collective offered a lively account of four cantatas from Bach's Christmas Oratorio. 
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20 dic 2021
Cancelled Christmas? Knot on your life: Bach at Wigmore Hall
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Good tidings of great joy from the Dunedin Consort at Wigmore Hall

Por Benjamin Poore, 18 diciembre 2021
Handel's Christmas classic gets a fresh lick of paint from John Butt and colleagues. 
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18 dic 2021
Good tidings of great joy from the Dunedin Consort at Wigmore Hall
Por Benjamin Poore
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard and his Philharmonia aviary take flight

Por Benjamin Poore, 28 octubre 2021
The Philharmonia shine in a well-crafted programme of French music with a feathery focus 
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28 oct 2021
Pierre-Laurent Aimard and his Philharmonia aviary take flight
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Londres

Pack your passport for a musical journey with Chloé van Soeterstède

Por Benjamin Poore, 22 junio 2021
Sean Shibe impresses alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of nimble works at the Cadogan Hall. 
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22 jun 2021
Pack your passport for a musical journey with Chloé van Soeterstède
Por Benjamin Poore
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The LSO and Nicola Benedetti showcase breathtaking new music

Por Benjamin Poore, 13 junio 2021
A programme of works by living composers showcases a dazzling new violin concerto.
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13 jun 2021
The LSO and Nicola Benedetti showcase breathtaking new music
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Stylish sparks fly with Kerem Hasan and the LSO

Por Benjamin Poore, 07 octubre 2020
A vibrant evening of dance and drama from the London Symphony Orchestra in music by Bartók, Strauss, and Hannah Kendall.
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07 oct 2020
Stylish sparks fly with Kerem Hasan and the LSO
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Visions of the beyond at the Ragged School Museum

Por Benjamin Poore, 02 octubre 2020
The Second Ragged Music Festival showcases young musicians in Bach and Messiaen in East London.
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02 oct 2020
Visions of the beyond at the Ragged School Museum
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Londres

Comedy with knobs on: English National Opera's new Figaro

Por Benjamin Poore, 14 marzo 2020
A witty, insightful production at the Coliseum fizzes with comedy and pathos. 
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14 mar 2020
Comedy with knobs on: English National Opera's new Figaro
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

An early Christmas present from Stephen Layton & Co.

Por Benjamin Poore, 23 diciembre 2019
A lithe and engaging performance of Handel's festive regular from Polyphony and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
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23 dic 2019
An early Christmas present from Stephen Layton & Co.
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Bravura Strauss and Beethoven from Jakub Hrůša

Por Benjamin Poore, 08 diciembre 2019
Stylish Mozart and volcanic Beethoven from the Philharmonia orchestra and their principal guest conductor Jakub Hrůša.
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08 dic 2019
Bravura Strauss and Beethoven from Jakub Hrůša
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Sound and vision come together at the Barbican as Colin Currie conducts Reich/Richter

Por Benjamin Poore, 23 octubre 2019
A new collaboration from Gerhard Richter and Steve Reich tantalises and enthralls in London.
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23 oct 2019
Colin Currie conducts Reich/Richter at the Barbican
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

A sparkling Seraglio from English Touring Opera

Por Benjamin Poore, 04 octubre 2019
English Touring Opera open their autumn season with the first of two Singspiels. 
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04 oct 2019
A sparkling Seraglio from English Touring Opera
Por Benjamin Poore
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Revelatory Messiaen from the LSO and Rattle

Por Benjamin Poore, 15 septiembre 2019
A searing account of Messiaen's late orchestral behemoth. 
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15 sep 2019
Revelatory Messiaen from the LSO and Rattle
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Prom 70: startling sounds from Jonny Greenwood at the Proms

Por Benjamin Poore, 10 septiembre 2019
An inventive programme frames new music by a genre-defying composer and guitarist in a striking late-night concert.
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10 sep 2019
Prom 70: startling sounds from Jonny Greenwood at the Proms
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Prom 8: an invitation to the dance from Eötvös and the BBC SO

Por Benjamin Poore, 24 julio 2019
Peter Eötvös and the BBC Symphony Orchestra offer a new music and a clever programme for this lively Prom concert. 
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24 jul 2019
Prom 8: an invitation to the dance from Eötvös and the BBC SO
Por Benjamin Poore
West Horsley

Into the Woods: Hansel and Gretel at Grange Park Opera

Por Benjamin Poore, 23 junio 2019
Darkness sits alongside comedy in a new production of Humperdinck's delicious children's opera.
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West Horsley
23 jun 2019
Into the Woods: Hansel and Gretel at Grange Park Opera
Por Benjamin Poore
Istanbul

Brooding and visceral Tchaikovsky from the Tekfen Philharmonic in Istanbul

Por Benjamin Poore, 17 junio 2019
An occasionally uneven but often searing set of performances from the Tekfen Philharmonic and cellist Daniel Muller-Schott. 
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Istanbul
17 jun 2019
Brooding and visceral Tchaikovsky from the Tekfen Philharmonic
Por Benjamin Poore
Istanbul

Wandering through musical and cultural history in Istanbul's Samatya

Por Benjamin Poore, 16 junio 2019
A diverse and complex Istanbul neighbourhood hosts ensembles and programmes from across Europe and Asia 
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Istanbul
16 jun 2019
Wandering through musical and cultural history in Istanbul's Samatya
Por Benjamin Poore
Istanbul

Fireworks from Yuja Wang in Turkey

Por Benjamin Poore, 15 junio 2019
Daredevil piano playing and luscious Stravinsky at the 47th Istanbul Music Festival.
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15 jun 2019
Fireworks from Yuja Wang in Turkey
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Londres

Unforgettable Stockhausen in London

Por Benjamin Poore, 01 junio 2019
Music at its most urgent extremes from Pierre-Laurent Aimard in the Southbank Stockhausen festival.
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01 jun 2019
Unforgettable Stockhausen in London
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Bacchic ebullience in Beethoven from Thomas Adès at the Barbican

Por Benjamin Poore, 26 mayo 2019
The culmination of Thomas Ades' Beethoven cycle with the Britten Sinfonia channels Beethoven's atavistic energies. 
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26 may 2019
Bacchic ebullience in Beethoven from Thomas Adès
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Blazing Mahler from Simon Rattle and the LSO

Por Benjamin Poore, 08 mayo 2019
The London Symphony Orchestra excel in an intense evening of Britten and Mahler at the Barbican.
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08 may 2019
Blazing Mahler from Simon Rattle and the LSO
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Silence in Court! John Wilson and the OAE return a “not guilty” verdict

Por Benjamin Poore, 18 abril 2019
A classy and charming adventure through Gilbert & Sullivan with the OAE and John Wilson .
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18 abr 2019
Wilson and the OAE return a “not guilty” verdict
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Smouldering Beethoven and barnstorming Ives from Elder and the LSO

Por Benjamin Poore, 14 abril 2019
Plenty of mustard with Ives' beguiling Americana and intelligent Beethoven from Kirill Gerstein.
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14 abr 2019
Smouldering Beethoven and barnstorming Ives from Elder and the LSO
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Star-studded, searing Bach at the Royal Festival Hall

Por Benjamin Poore, 02 abril 2019
Challenging and vivid Bach in the first UK showing of Peter Sellars' staging of Bach's great liturgical masterpiece.
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02 abr 2019
Star-studded, searing Bach at the Royal Festival Hall
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Explosive Schubert and deft Mozart from the Philharmonia

Por Benjamin Poore, 24 marzo 2019
Considered Mozart and volcanic Schubert in a Viennese programme at the Royal Festival Hall.
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Londres
24 mar 2019
Explosive Schubert and deft Mozart from the Philharmonia
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Here be monsters: a bracing new Idomeneo from English Touring Opera

Por Benjamin Poore, 08 marzo 2019
A direct and expressive new production of one of Mozart's most adventurous operas enthrals at the Hackney Empire. 
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08 mar 2019
A bracing new Idomeneo from English Touring Opera
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Blazing colours and dark intensity from Ensemble Modern at the Roundhouse

Por Benjamin Poore, 06 marzo 2019
Bold and colourful invocations of twentieth-century classics from Ensemble Modern and composer George Benjamin.

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06 mar 2019
Ensemble Modern at the Roundhouse
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Salonen shines as both composer and conductor with the Philharmonia

Por Benjamin Poore, 24 febrero 2019
Salonen's own Cello Concerto lay at the centre of the evening's programme, with Truls Mørk as soloist. 
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24 feb 2019
Salonen shines as both composer and conductor with the Philharmonia
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

All Reich on the Night with the London Sinfonietta

Por Benjamin Poore, 12 febrero 2019
Exemplary performances of classic works by the American minimalist from the London Sinfonietta 
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12 feb 2019
All Reich on the Night with the London Sinfonietta
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Baroque Futurism: Mesmerising soundscapes from Mahan Esfahani at the Barbican

Por Benjamin Poore, 17 enero 2019
Thrilling and spellbinding experimental music for harpsichord and electronics, performed by Mahan Esfahani. 
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Londres
17 ene 2019
Baroque Futurism: Mesmerising soundscapes from Mahan Esfahani
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Pensiveness and intensity from Kolesnikov, Bukša and the Hermès Quartet

Por Benjamin Poore, 06 enero 2019
A chamber version of Chopin is outshone by Chausson's compositional ingenuity.
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06 ene 2019
Pensiveness and intensity from Kolesnikov and friends
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Happy New Year from Aurora and friends

Por Benjamin Poore, 31 diciembre 2018
An adventurous and unusual end to Kings Place's Time Unwrapped series and some striking collaborations with Aurora Orchestra.
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Londres
31 dic 2018
Happy New Year from Aurora and friends
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Heady Mozart and Strauss for dessert at Aurora's New Year's Eve concert

Por Benjamin Poore, 31 diciembre 2018
Imogen Cooper shone in Aurora's serious and fulsome performances of Mozart.
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31 dic 2018
Heady Mozart and Strauss for dessert
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Not quite the Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall

Por Benjamin Poore, 21 diciembre 2018
Competent if underwhelming Handel from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanchev.
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Londres
21 dic 2018
Not quite the Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Uneasy music, utterly riveting: Mitsuko Uchida plays late Schubert

Por Benjamin Poore, 04 diciembre 2018
Enigmatic and uncanny piano music from Schubert in an intense recital at the Royal Festival Hall. 
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04 dic 2018
Mitsuko Uchida plays late Schubert in London
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Divine Geometry measures up under Kristjan Järvi

Por Benjamin Poore, 29 noviembre 2018
The LSO served up a lively programme of genre-defying UK premières at the Barbican. 
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29 nov 2018
Divine Geometry measures up under Kristjan Järvi
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Sumptuous Schumann and bracing Brahms from the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall

Por Benjamin Poore, 24 noviembre 2018
Awkard programming but fine musicianship from the Nash Ensemble and Christine Rice as part of its 'German Romantics' series.
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24 nov 2018
Sumptuous Schumann and bracing Brahms from the Nash Ensemble
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Mysterious and glittering machines from Alasdair Beatson at Kings Place

Por Benjamin Poore, 14 noviembre 2018
Alasdair Beatson presented a dazzling programme of 20th-century piano music, with Harrison Birtwistle at its centre. 
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14 nov 2018
Mysterious and glittering machines from Alasdair Beatson
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Mournful and humane Brahms at the Royal Festival Hall

Por Benjamin Poore, 11 noviembre 2018
Marin Alsop and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment lead a searing account of Brahms' German Requiem and Vaughan Williams. 
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11 nov 2018
Mournful and humane Brahms at the Royal Festival Hall
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Luminous decay from Imogen Cooper at Kings Place

Por Benjamin Poore, 28 octubre 2018
A programme of late Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert explores music at the limits.
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Londres
28 oct 2018
Luminous decay from Imogen Cooper at Kings Place
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Bach up close and personal: English Touring Opera's St Matthew Passion

Por Benjamin Poore, 18 octubre 2018
Immersive, direct and passionate Bach from English Touring Opera and the Old Street Band.
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18 oct 2018
Bach up close and personal: English Touring Opera's St Matthew Passion
Por Benjamin Poore
Cardiff

“Once upon a time”: Rossini's Cinderella in Cardiff

Por Benjamin Poore, 05 octubre 2018
Delights both sugary and strange in this revival of La Cenerentola by Welsh National Opera.
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Cardiff
05 oct 2018
“Once upon a time”: Rossini's Cinderella in Cardiff
Por Benjamin Poore
Londres

Stark and grief-stricken: Dido and Aeneas at the Barbican

Por Benjamin Poore, 02 octubre 2018
A semi-staged Dido from the Academy of Ancient Music and the speculative funeral music for a queen.
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02 oct 2018
Stark and grief-stricken: Dido and Aeneas at the Barbican
Por Benjamin Poore