Bumpy love songs from Roderick Williams and Julius Drake at PCMS

Por Cameron Kelsall, 13 febrero 2025

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Crítica hecha desde Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia el 12 febrero 2025

Beethoven, An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98

Brahms, Die schöne Magelone, Romances for voice and piano, Op.33

Roderick Williams, Barítono

Julius Drake, Piano

Cristina Garcia Martin, Visual artist

Charlotte Blake Alston, Narración

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Les péchés capiteux d'Axelle Fanyo et Fleur Barron à l'Athénée

Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 16th February

Les deux chanteuses ont proposé un panorama innovant des sept péchés capitaux à travers les styles et les cultures, avec la complicité unificatrice de Julius Drake au piano.

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Le Voyage d’hiver de Bostridge, Drake et Warner pétrifie l’Athénée

Pierre Michel, 20th November

Ian Bostridge et Julius Drake proposent une interprétation exceptionnelle du cycle schubertien, sublimée par la mise en scène de Deborah Warner et les lumières de Jean Kalman, jusqu'à l'énigme finale.

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Fauré Song Gala a showcase for the composer's mélodies

Mark Valencia, 13th September

Fauré was the finest of French songwriters. Stéphane Degout and Véronique Gens shine in a full-length evening in a packed Wigmore Hall.

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Gerald Finley and Julius Drake bring Night and Day to London

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Heinrich Heine settings by Schumann and Schubert are counter-balanced by Duparc and Cole Porter in a Temple Song recital reflecting on night and day.

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A scorching Diary of One Who Disappeared at Janáček Brno Festival

Gianmarco Segato, 12th November

Tenor Nicky Spence and mezzo Václava Krejčí Housková thrill with a theatrical take on Janáček's The Diary of One Who Disappeared with pianist Julius Drake.

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.