Prom 6: Impressive and inspiring Anglo-American cooperation

Por Nick Boston, 24 julio 2019

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“Gardner held the disparate elements of this complex piece together with clarity”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Albert Hall, Londres el 22 julio 2019

Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Metacosmos (UK premiere)

Britten, Violin Concerto

Bach, Violin sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV1003: Andante

Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring

Knussen, Flourish with Fireworks, Op.22

James Ehnes, Violín

Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and The Juilliard School

Edward Gardner, Dirección

The Royal Academy's Carmen has too many what-if moments

Dominic Lowe, 18th November

Presenting a work like Carmen is a punchy move by a conservatoire. The Royal Academy of Music's production has conceptual weaknesses, but features some good singing.

***11

Royal Academy Opera stages a magical Zauberflöte

Mark Valencia, 18th March

A lyrical yet zesty account of Mozart's' adorable score, in a production that is on the nose and off the wall.

****1

A dystopian Hansel und Gretel at the RAM

Mark Valencia, 20th November

Jack Furness serves up an unappetising mess of Humperdinck's delicious masterpiece for Royal Academy Opera.

***11

Celebratory Mahler 3 from the The Royal Academy of Music and Bychkov

Roy Westbrook, 23rd June

The Royal Academy of Music marks its 200th anniversary with Mahler's all-embracing Third Symphony, a work that fills both the evening and the concert platform.

****1

La London Philharmonic Orchestra en el Auditorio Nacional

David Santana Cañas, 28th February

El estreno de Edward Gardner en España al mando de la London Philharmonic Orchestra comenzó con una Séptima de Dvořák desilusionante y se resolvió con unas Variaciones Enigma exquisitas.

***11

Edward Gardner: quietly impressive in Chicago

Graham Meyer, 7th May

Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs with the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato teem with subtle brilliances.

*****

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.