Embracing the new at Prague Spring

Por Frank Kuznik, 23 mayo 2018

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“groans and musical squiggles that grow into a multi-layered dash through an array of sounds”

Crítica hecha desde Studio Hrdinů Hall (Trade Fair Palace), Praga el 21 mayo 2018

Poppe, Speicher I, for large ensemble

Mrkvička, Other (World première)

Lang, Bernhard, Monadologie XII "Soletude for Re"

Klangforum Wien

Bas Wiegers, Dirección

Olivier Vivarès, Clarinete

Gerald Preinfalk, Saxofón

Anders Nyqvist, Trompeta

Ópera bajo la arena: El Público cautivador

Fernando Remiro, 24th February

El estreno mundial de El Público, de Mauricio Sotelo, basada en la fascinante y surrealista obra de Federico García Lorca, mezcla flamenco y tragedia en una gran noche de ópera.

*****

Haas’ 11,000 Strings at Park Avenue Armory

Kurt Gottschalk, 30th September

Like Ligeti before him, Georg Friedrich Haas makes the avant garde approachable as this performance of 11,000 Strings reveals.

***11

Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt: Drei Schwestern von Eötvös in Salzburg

Thomas Schacher, 8th August

Die Hommage an den 2024 verstorbenen ungarischen Komponisten wird zum Großerfolg: Evgeny Titov wartet mit einer schlüssigen Inszenierung auf, und Maxime Pascal steuert mit dem Klangforum Wien viel Atmosphärisches bei.

*****

Miroslav Srnka’s Voice Killer premieres at MusikTheater an der Wien

Chanda VanderHart, 16th June

At MusikTheater an der Wien, Miroslav Srnka’s new opera provess a deeply compelling, meticulously crafted work. It may not uplift, but it sears itself into the memory.

****1

Beat Furrers Musiktheater Begehren am Lucerne Festival

Thomas Schacher, 1st September

Der Mythos von Orpheus und Eurydike wird in Beat Furrers Musiktheaterstück auf eine allgemeine Ebene gehoben. Der Mann und die Frau finden keine gemeinsame Sprache, keinen Ort der Begegnung.

****1

Smart, stylish Klangforum Wien residency wraps at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 1st June

Klangforum Wien finishes a far-reaching excursion into the boldest realms of modern music with a flourish.

****1

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.