2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-07-17UTC08:38:29+00:002018-07-17With a smaller programme and a humbler premise, the stars of the show – those young, immensely talented performers – could have shone even brighterProm 3: An inflated Prom to celebrate BBC Young Musiciansen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-prom-3-bbc-young-musician-london-july-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngOlivia Bellhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22437https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22437https://bachtrack.com/files/44125-olivia-bell.jpgOlivia has recently graduated as Senior choral Scholar from Queens'
College, Cambridge, where she read English and became Culture Editor at
the Tab. A freelance soprano, she currently works as a content editor at
the Telegraph.https://bachtrack.com/files/87117-prom-3-cr-bbc-chris-christodoulou-2-resized.jpg510340Colin Currie, Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett and Sam WaltonBBC | Chris Christodoulou2018-Jul-15, Royal Albert Hall: Prom 3: BBC Young Musician 40th Anniversaryhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/royal-albert-hall/prom-3-bbc-young-musician-40th-anniversary/15-july-2018/19-002018-07-152018-07-15Royal Albert HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW7 2APKensington Gore51.5014299260821-0.17751932144165https://bachtrack.com/files/78814-artwork-for-events--1-.jpg3
A splendid recital by Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan in King's Place's "Cello Unwrapped" series pays tribute to Russian cellist Anatoly Brandukov.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-03-12UTC14:25:22+00:002017-03-12A splendid recital by Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan in King's Place's "Cello Unwrapped" series pays tribute to Russian cellist Anatoly Brandukov. Soul Music: Narek Hakhnazaryan “unwraps” Russian and Armenian cello repertoire at King's Placeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hakhnazaryan-shevchenko-cello-unwrapped-kings-place-march-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/55350-narek-haknazaryan-c-marco-borggreve3-resized.jpg510340Narek HakhnazaryanMarco Borggreve2017-Mar-11, Kings Place: Hall One: Narek Hakhnazaryan & Oxana Shevchenko: Russian Soulhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/kings-place-hall-one/narek-hakhnazaryan-oxana-shevchenko-russian-soul/11-march-2017/19-302017-03-112017-03-11Kings Place: Hall OneLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomN1 9AG90 York Way51.534911038671-0.1221156120300293https://bachtrack.com/files/42542-narek-haknazaryan-credit-marco-borggreve-bt.png5
The RSNO’s latest concert was entitled “Dvořák Cello Concerto”, but it was Thomas Søndergård's brilliant direction of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony which proved the highlight.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-23UTC09:26:58+00:002016-11-23The RSNO’s latest concert was entitled “Dvořák Cello Concerto”, but it was Thomas Søndergård's brilliant direction of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony which proved the highlight. Superb Shostakovich from Søndergård and the RSNO in Edinburghen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-shostakovich-sollima-sondergard-rsno-edinburgh-november-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJulie Jozwiakhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49193-thomas-sondergard-andy-buchanan-resized.jpg510338Thomas SøndergårdAndy Buchanan2016-Nov-18, Usher Hall: Dvořák's Cello Concertohttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/usher-hall/dvoraks-cello-concerto/18-november-2016/19-302016-11-182016-11-18Usher HallEdinburghScotlandUnited KingdomEH1 2EA55.9471572627242-3.20496082305908https://bachtrack.com/files/44162-rsno-logo.jpg3
Rafael Payare's energetic conducting of his Ulster Orchestra in Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Hellawell showed how fortunate Belfast is to still have this skilled musical force.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-08-23UTC10:01:00+00:002016-08-23Rafael Payare's energetic conducting of his Ulster Orchestra in Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Hellawell showed how fortunate Belfast is to still have this skilled musical force. Prom 47: Classical excellence from an Ulster Orchestra in fine shapeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-prom-47-payare-hakhnazaryan-ulster-orchestra-august-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDominic Lowehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20105https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20105https://bachtrack.com/files/30245-dominic_lowe.jpgDominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.https://bachtrack.com/files/44495-myimage.jpg510340Rafael Payare conducts the Ulster OrchestraBBC | Chris Christodoulou2016-Aug-21, Royal Albert Hall: Prom 47: Ulster Orchestra and Rafael Payarehttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/royal-albert-hall/prom-47-ulster-orchestra-and-rafael-payare/21-august-2016/15-452016-08-212016-08-21Royal Albert HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW7 2APKensington Gore51.5014299260821-0.17751932144165https://bachtrack.com/files/78814-artwork-for-events--1-.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-05-10UTC10:38:43+00:002016-05-09Sydney's Indian Summer brightened by Russian themes.
Caetani and the Sydney Symphony tackle Shostakovich's “Leningrad” Symphonyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-caetani-hakhnazaryan-sydney-symphony-may-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngTony Burkehttps://bachtrack.com/files/39253-oleg-caetani-resized.jpg300450Oleg Caetani2016-May-04, Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall: Leningrad Symphonyhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/sydney-opera-house-concert-hall/leningrad-symphony/04-may-2016/18-302016-05-042016-05-07Sydney Opera House: Concert HallSydneyNew South WalesAustralia-33.85676716761151.2150156498https://bachtrack.com/files/63830-sydney-symphony-orchestra-logo.jpg5
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-07-13UTC11:18:45+00:002015-07-12A remarkable debut from cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. In Hollywood Bowl debut, Narek Hakhnazaryan outshines star-cross'd loversen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hakhnazaryan-bringuier-la-phil-hollywood-bowl-july-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Richard Martinezhttps://bachtrack.com/files/25787-narek_hakhnazaryan_intermusica_cropped.jpg510372Narek HakhnazaryanIntermusica2015-Jul-09, Hollywood Bowl: Romeo and Juliethttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/hollywood-bowl/romeo-and-juliet/09-july-2015/20-002015-07-092015-07-09Hollywood BowlLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesCA 9007834.1128882604905-118.3388578891753
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-05UTC11:22:46+00:002015-05-02Two mainstays of the repertory, in sensitive performances by artists from Armenia and Costa Rica, to round-off the LPO concert season.Love is a many-splendoured thing: the LPO closes its seasonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-guerrero-hakhnazaryan-london-philharmonic-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlexander Hallhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11347https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11347https://bachtrack.com/files/202-alexander_hall.jpgAlexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, having spent a lifetime writing in some form or other: fiction, academic research, educational materials and professional translations. He has been an avid concert-goer from his teenage years with fond memories of many of the giants of the past, including Klemperer, Karajan, Böhm, Bernstein and Carlos Kleiber. For him the symphony orchestra is one of the greatest artistic creations of all time.https://bachtrack.com/files/9191-narek_hakhnazaryan_intermusica_cropped.jpg510372Narek HakhnazaryanIntermusica2015-May-01, Royal Festival Hall: Guerrero Conducts Berliozhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/royal-festival-hall/guerrero-conducts-berlioz/01-may-2015/19-302015-05-012015-05-01Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.11683700000003228https://bachtrack.com/files/39528-southbank-centre-2016-17-season-image-240-x-240.jpg3
One of the pleasures of live music-making is seeing as well as hearing: one gets a sense of a performance as a multi-layered communicative act rather than solely as a sequence of beautiful sounds. In Saturday evening’s ACO concert with the extraordinary cellist Giovanni Sollima as soloist, the visual dimension contributed more than usual to the effect of the whole.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-05-08UTC10:50:46+00:002014-05-05One of the pleasures of live music-making is seeing as well as hearing: one gets a sense of a performance as a multi-layered communicative act rather than solely as a sequence of beautiful sounds. In Saturday evening’s ACO concert with the extraordinary cellist Giovanni Sollima as soloist, the visual dimension contributed more than usual to the effect of the whole. Excitement aplenty from cellist Giovanni Sollima and the ACO in Sydneyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-aco-giovanni-sollima-sydney-april-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/5162-aco.jpg450450Giovanni SollimaGian Maria Musarra2014-Apr-29, City Recital Hall: Haydn & Italian Cellohttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/city-recital-hall/haydn-italian-cello/29-april-2014/20-002014-04-292014-05-03City Recital HallSydneyNew South WalesAustralia2-12 Angel Place-33.867139151.207114000000054
CSO and Riccardo Muti première a newly commissioned piece by cellist Giovanni Sollima that features himself and Yo Yo Ma, with Schubert's Third and Fourth Symphonies also included.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-02-03UTC15:45:50+00:002014-02-01CSO and Riccardo Muti première a newly commissioned piece by cellist Giovanni Sollima that features himself and Yo Yo Ma, with Schubert's Third and Fourth Symphonies also included.CSO: Muti Conducts Schubert, Sollimaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-feb-2014-chicago-so-schubert-sollinaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJohn Dorhauerhttps://bachtrack.com/files/4187-sollima.jpg300450Giovanni SollimaGian Maria Musarra2014-Jan-31, Chicago Symphony Center: Chicago Symphony Orchestrahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/chicago-symphony-center/chicago-symphony-orchestra/31-january-2014/13-302014-01-312014-01-31Chicago Symphony CenterChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL 6060441.878904-87.6244024
Formed under the artistic direction of Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble, a collective of distinguished performers and composers from more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas, took to the stage at Carnegie Hall Wednesday evening. Looking up at Perelman stage, you'd never guess the group was no more than a small ensemble.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:52:46+00:002013-10-20Kay Kempin reviews the Silk Road Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma at Carnegie HallSilk Road Ensemble explores modern-day cultural crossroads at Carnegie Hallen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oct-2013-silk-road-ensemble-carnegie-hallBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKay Kempinhttps://bachtrack.com/files/3213-sre.jpg400400Part of the Silk Road Ensemble2013-Oct-16, Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium: The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Mahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/carnegie-hall-stern-auditorium/the-silk-road-ensemble-with-yo-yo-ma/16-october-2013/20-002013-10-162013-10-16Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman StageNew York CityNew YorkUnited States40.765266-73.97987699999999https://bachtrack.com/files/57049-logo-square-240.jpg5
Les six jeunes violoncellistes de la promotion 2017-2018 de la Classe d'Excellence de Gautier Capuçon en concert à la Fondation Louis Vuitton: un récital convivial et chaleureux.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-06-18UTC15:37:04+00:002018-06-17Les six jeunes violoncellistes de la promotion 2017-2018 de la Classe d'Excellence de Gautier Capuçon en concert à la Fondation Louis Vuitton: un récital convivial et chaleureux.L’Excellence de demain à la Fondation Louis Vuittonfr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-concert-classe-excellence-violoncelle-gautier-capucon-fondation-louis-vuitton-paris-juin-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRaphaëlle Blinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/29003https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/29003https://bachtrack.com/files/79044-raphaelle-blin2.pngElève en musicologie au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Raphaëlle s’est d’abord formée à l’Ecole Normale Supérieure en histoire et à l’Ecole du Louvre en histoire de l’art. Mélomane depuis son plus jeune âge, elle poursuit actuellement ses études en violoncelle et en piano au conservatoire.https://bachtrack.com/files/85410-50a1862oo---gregorybatardon-gautiercapucon.jpg510340Gautier CapuçonGregory Batardon2018-Jun-16, Auditorium de la Fondation Louis Vuitton: Closing concert of Gautier Capuçon's Classe d'Excellence de Violoncellehttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/auditorium-de-la-fondation-louis-vuitton/closing-concert-of-gautier-capucons-classe-dexcellence-de-violoncelle/16-june-2018/20-302018-06-162018-06-16Auditorium de la Fondation Louis VuittonParisÎle-de-FranceFrance75116: 8 avenue du Mahatma Gandhi - Bois de Boulogne48.87665462.263539000000037https://bachtrack.com/files/72408-ad-france-facade-est-bassin-ib-fog-4144-hdjpg-iwan-baan--fondation-louis-vuitton.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-04-10UTC09:46:36+00:002017-04-10Le violoncelliste et sa pianiste Kathryn Stott triomphent à l’Auditorium.Yo-Yo Ma à Lyon : le violoncelle vocaliste, airs et récitatifsfr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-yo-yo-ma-kathryn-stott-auditorium-lyon-avril-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngBeate Langenbruchhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16802https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16802https://bachtrack.com/files/271-img_0670.jpgIncapable de départager musique et littérature dans sa vie, Beate a décidé de se consacrer passionnément aux deux. La maîtresse de conférences en littérature française (Moyen Âge) et soprano allemande parcourt le monde pour ses recherches comme pour chanter, avec son trio de musique de chambre, en soliste ou en choeur. Ses années d'expériences instrumentales (piano, flûte, guitare) n'ont que très modérément entravé son amour inconditionnel de la voix et du répertoire choral en particulier.https://bachtrack.com/files/47425-yo-yo-ma-jason-bell-cropped.jpg510340Yo-Yo MaJason Bell2017-Apr-07, L'Auditorium de Lyon: Yo-Yo Ma et Kathryn Stott en récitalhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/lauditorium-de-lyon/yo-yo-ma-et-kathryn-stott-en-recital/07-april-2017/20-002017-04-072017-04-07L'Auditorium de LyonLyonAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance45.76157276247724.85243797302246https://bachtrack.com/files/40569-auditorium-orchestre-national-lyon-logo-resized.jpg5
