Philadelphia Orchestra triumphs in Shostakovich and Rachmaninov

Por David Truslove, 08 junio 2015

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“the Philadelphia strings glowed... bowling-green smooth in their cantabile”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Festival Hall, Londres el 5 junio 2015

Muhly, Mixed Messages (UK première)

Shostakovich, Concierto para violín núm. 1 en la menor, op.77 u op. 99

Rajmáninov, Sinfonía núm. 3 en la menor, Op.44

Rajmáninov, Vocalise, Op.34 núm. 14

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Dirección

Lisa Batiashvili, Violín

A superb Salzburg sojourn: Philadelphia Orchestra plays Mozart

Cameron Kelsall, 11th April

Guest conductor Harry Bicket brings a sense of urgency to Mozart's Requiem and pulse-quickening energy to Symphony no. 40.

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Energy, precision and drama from the Philadelphia Orchestra

Susan Stempleski, 31st March

Marin Alsop is joined by pianist Hayato Sumino as she conducts the Philadelphians in an exhilarating program of works by John Adams, Gershwin and Prokofiev.

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Amy Beach’s Gaelic returns to Philadelphia after 100-year absence

Cameron Kelsall, 12th March

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest concert also features Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto with Marc-André Hamelin.

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When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 8th March

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra deliver a supreme meditation on the power of music and faith.

*****

Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 13th February

After a six-month break to address persistent injuries, the bravura violinist appears in one of her signature pieces: Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 1.

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Rarities surround Tchaikovsky favorite at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 6th February

Concertmaster David Kim performs Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Violin Concerto, and conductor Rafael Payare revisits Falla's El amor brujo.

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.