El octogenario Ashkenazy, a la batuta de la prestigiosa Philharmonia Orchestra, ofreció un concierto que irradió destellos de maestría y que contó con la presencia de la solista Elena Bashkirova.
La Philharmonia Orchestra, la violinista Esther Yoo y el aclamado director y pianista Vladimir Ashkenazy brindaron al público un programa conformado por dos grandes nombres del repertorio ruso: Tchaikovsky y Shostakovich.
Sobre el escenario del Auditorio se presentaron la muy fiable Philharmonia Orchestra con el talento musical Karl-Heinz Steffens, que ha pasado de los atriles al podio de los más prestigiosos conjuntos. El joven pianista Sergei Redkin completaba el alineamiento para una velada excelsa.
Pablo Heras-Casado se presentó en el Festival de Granada al frente de la Philharmonia Orchestra. A través de un sugerente programa de autores rusos y junto a la violinista Esther Yoo, director y orquesta ofrecieron una vibrante noche llena de virtuosismo, frescura y emoción.
Cuerda y metal se elevaron por encima del contrapunto reservado a maderas y entablaron una conversación in crescendo, generando también espacios para la fantasía -el engarce con Aimard siempre perfecto-y la tensión dramática.
Au Grand Théâtre de Provence, à Aix, un Esa-Pekka Salonen survolté a poussé dans ses retranchements l'excellent Philharmonia Orchestra, dans un programme fait de vagues et d'oiseaux.
A breath of Finnish fresh air blew onto the London music scene with the announcement from the Philharmonia Orchestra of the appointment of Santtu-Matias Rouvali as their new Principal Conductor from 2021.
The venerable Russian maestro and Conductor Laureate led the Philharmonia in an all-Russian programme with sensitive charm, youthful fire, and emotional range, with outstanding soloist Esther Yoo.
Herreweghe’s lifelong artistry of concentration, clarity and intimacy was nowhere better demonstrated than in an exalted account of Mozart's last symphony.
Maurice Ravel met Jean Sibelius at the Royal Festival Hall for a programme to which each composer contributed a waltz, but the musical terrain was anything but a level playing field.
Rouvali's role as the Phiharmonia's Principal Guest Conductor may prove to be one of the most exciting musical relationships in London, based on their remarkable performance of Eine Alpensinfonie that headlined an all-Strauss programme.
Long Yu certainly didn’t rest on his laurels as he powered through Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, while Jian Wang introduced subtlety and deftness in the Rococo Variations.
Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances were a treat and Simon Trpčeski was characteristically glistening in Shostakovich, but the surprise package turned out to be a rarely heard work by Kabeláč.
Esa-Pekka Salonen et le Philharmonia Orchestra étaient au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées pour un programme Wagner, Schönberg et Bruckner. Un coup de maître.
It was especially effective to hear the line “One ever hangs where shelled roads part” with the vast hanging crucifix with its portrait of Christ dominating the scene behind.
In the second of the two concerts this week to open the Philharmonia's season, Salonen excels in the Schoenberg, while leaving space for debate in the Bruckner.
This was a superbly assured performance in which Esa-Pekka Salonen marshalled his forces with a clear-sighted vision to carve out an account brimming with intensity, energy and commitment.
Bruno Ravella's fast-paced Falstaff for Garsington still has crucial space for pathos amid the comedy, with a notably subtle central performance from Henry Waddington.
A night to remember in Antwerp as Salonen and the Philharmonia demonstrated once again that, in the right hands, familiar repertory can still prove compelling and even surprising.
Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra excelled in a fascinating exploration of post-revolutionary Russian music under the banner ‘Workers and the State’.
