Edinburgh International Festival: Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

Por Alan Coady, 19 agosto 2014

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Crítica hecha desde Usher Hall, Edinburgh el 17 agosto 2014

Panufnik, Symphony no. 2 "Sinfonia Elegiaca"

Shostakovich, Sinfonía núm. 7 en do mayor, "Leningrado" op. 60

I Culture Orchestra

Kirill Karabits, Dirección

Karabits and Szeps-Znaider carouse with the LPO

Christopher Woodley, 8th April

The sparkle of Max Bruch's Fecond Violin Concerto and the drama of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony overcome the gloom of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s dark forebodings.

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La Clémence de Titus, une campagne électorale sous tension à Nice

Stéphane Lelièvre, 30th January

Si la lecture proposée par Clarac et Deloeuil est plausible, sa réalisation scénique ne tient pas toutes ses promesses. Mais l’exécution musicale du chef-d’œuvre de Mozart offre de belles satisfactions.

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Romeo and Juliet without the tragedy? Karabits and the CBSO

Simon Cummings, 15th January

Kirill Karabits leads the CBSO in an evening exploring Romeo and Juliet that shies away from real tragedy in favour of having fun.

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Khatia Buniatishvili à la recherche de ses doigts perdus

Alain Lompech, 30th October

Le Concerto n° 2 de Rachmaninov a viré au naufrage pour la pianiste géorgienne, malgré un Orchestre de Paris et un chef (Kirill Karabits) admirables.

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Voices from the East: a musical marathon with a gripping finish

Peter Quantrill, 19th May

Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra present a day of composers from the former Soviet republics with heroic skill and stamina.

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Rasantes Gelage: Roméo et Juliette am MusikTheater an der Wien

Norman Schwarze, 25th February

Marie-Eve Signeyrole inszeniert am MTadW erneut ein Stück mit starkem Fokus auf cineastische Elemente und sorgt damit für wenig Überraschung.

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.