Riveting Schumann and Schubert in Tokyo

Por Alan Yu, 03 julio 2017

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“He tamed an orchestra of Brahmsian scale to give a Mozartian effect”

Crítica hecha desde NHK Hall, Tokyo el 1 julio 2017

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NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

Paavo Järvi, Dirección

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Alan Yu

The first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.

Paavo Järvi and the NHK Symphony in riveting account of Schumann and Schubert