Cheeky, capricious, illuminating

Por Simon Cummings, 25 enero 2018

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“the allusions to birdsong... almost literally flew off the stage”

Crítica hecha desde Symphony Hall, Birmingham el 23 enero 2018

Vivaldi, Las cuatro estaciones (Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione), op. 8 núm. 1-4

Meyer, Overture for Violin and Orchestra

Beethoven, Sinfonía núm. 2 en re mayor, Op.36

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Joshua Bell, Dirección musical, Violín

Impecable visita de la Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 6th February

Un programa salpicado de muy diversos caracteres terminó con una interpretación sobresaliente de Noche transfigurada de Schönberg por parte de la Academy of St Martin in the Fields y Julia Fischer.

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Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms

Mark Valencia, 20th January

At Cadogan Hall, Bell’s account of Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony is as sunny an interpretation as you’re likely to hear.

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A snowbound evening with Joshua Bell: comfort and unease in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 8th January

Amid snowbound Hamburg, Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with warmth and lyricism, though Brahms’ concerto reveals limits, while Schumann’s symphony fully blossoms.

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Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

Nick Boston, 9th December

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields give exciting performances at the Barbican, with idiosyncratic Mozart from Buniatishvili.

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Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces at the Proms

Nick Boston, 7th September

Massed choral forces, a strong solo line up and expanded orchestral forces overpower Handel at the end of the BBC Proms Choral Day.

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Depth and delivery: Joshua Bell and the ASMF in San Francisco

Lois Silverstein, 7th April

On a tour of the United States, Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Mendelssohn, Schumann and Vince Mendoza in Davies Symphony Hall.

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Simon Cummings

Simon Cummings is a composer, writer and researcher based in the Cotswolds. He composes instrumental and electronic music, exploring aspects of algorithmic composition, and has recently completed a Ph.D. in composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire under the supervision of Richard Causton and Howard Skempton. His musical tastes are ludicrously broad but are focused most on contemporary/avant-garde classical and electronic music. When not composing, he writes regularly about new music; Simon is the author of the contemporary music blog 5:4 (5against4.com), and regularly contributes articles for a variety of books, journals and websites. Follow him on Twitter @5against4.

Cheeky, capricious, illuminating: Vivaldi and Beethoven at Symphony Hall