Prom 18: Beethoven's Ninth

Por Rohan Shotton, 29 julio 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Albert Hall, Londres el 27 julio 2012

Beethoven, Sinfonía núm. 9 en re menor "Coral", op. 125

Anna Samuil, Soprano

Waltraud Meier, Mezzosoprano

Michael König, Tenor

René Pape, Bajo

Daniel Barenboim, Dirección

National Youth Choir of Great Britain

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Joy and hope from Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Chris Garlick, 4th November

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are on fire with the joy of music-making to the delight of a very sympathetic and enthusiastic audience at London's Southbank Centre.

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Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan return to the BBC Proms

Asher Rubenstein, 11th August

Marking 25 years of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim returns to the Proms with violin legend Anne-Sophie Mutter.

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Heimat in der Fremde: Barenboim und das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Alexandra Richter, 1st August

Barenboim feiert mit seinem israelisch-arabischen Orchester eine triumphale Rückkehr in die Konzertsäle Europas.

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Thomas Guggeis fédère la patrie du West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Augustin Javel, 5th May

L'ensemble multiculturel fait montre d'une belle cohésion dans le cycle de Smetana, sous la direction d'un Thomas Guggeis (remplaçant Daniel Barenboim souffrant) impeccable de bout en bout.

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West-Eastern Divan Orchestra shows its stars at the Salzburg Festival

Alexander Hall, 13th August

Daniel Barenboim offered an unusually Germanic take on César Franck, while section leaders Michael Barenboim and Kian Soltani pulled double duty as soloists in Brahms' Double Concerto.

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BTHVN 2020 celebrated in Bonn by Barenboim and the WEDO

Zoltán Szabó, 17th December

A mixed performance from Bonn, but there was magic from Barenboim's fingers in the Third Piano Concerto.

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.