Thrilling Franck, good clean fun in Rimsky-Korsakov and an impressive Berliner Philharmoniker debut from Nikolai Lugansky in Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-14UTC09:41:03+00:002016-10-14Thrilling Franck, good clean fun in Rimsky-Korsakov and an impressive Berliner Philharmoniker debut from Nikolai Lugansky in Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody.Serious virtuosity from Lugansky, Sokhiev and the Berliner Philharmonikeren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-sokhiev-lugansky-berliner-philharmoniker-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngHugo Shirleyhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22604https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22604https://bachtrack.com/files/45170-hugo-shirley.jpgHugo Shirley is a Berlin-based writer and musicologist. He has written widely as a critic, including for The Spectator, the Financial Times and Daily Telegraph, and has held editorial posts at both Opera and Gramophone. He was editor of 30-Second Opera (Ivy Press, 2015) and is currently working on a critical study of Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s Die Frau ohne Schatten, based on his doctoral thesis. He blogs at http://hugoshirley.blogspot.co.uk and tweets as @hugojeshirley.https://bachtrack.com/files/47304-tugan-sokhiev-c-mat-hennek-resized.jpg510340Tugan SokhievMat Hennek2016-Oct-13, Philharmonie: Großer Saal: Franck, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakovhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/philharmonie-grosser-saal/franck-rachmaninov-rimsky-korsakov/13-october-2016/20-002016-10-132016-10-15Philharmonie: Großer SaalBerlinBerlinGermanyD107851 Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße52.50983113.368448https://bachtrack.com/files/61843-berlin-philharmonic-logo.jpg4
Carl Vine's Five Hallucinations received its world première with dedicatee and CSO trombonist Michael Mulcahy. Gaffigan's diverse program also included a Franck tone poem and Prokofiev's Cinderella.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-10UTC15:20:47+00:002016-10-09Carl Vine's Five Hallucinations received its world première with dedicatee and CSO trombonist Michael Mulcahy. Gaffigan's diverse program also included a Franck tone poem and Prokofiev's Cinderella.Hallucinations in Chicago: Mulcahy and Gaffigan premiere new Carl Vine concertoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vine-cinderella-gaffigan-chicago-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSam Jacobsonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18283https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18283https://bachtrack.com/files/26915-sam_jacobson.jpgSam Jacobson is based in Chicago. He holds a master's degree in music history and theory from the University of Chicago and regularly attends the Chicago Symphony and other cultural events around the city.https://bachtrack.com/files/47126-cso-trombone-michael-mulcahy-cred-todd-rosenberg-photography-resized.jpg510340Michael Mulcahy premieres Five Hallucinations in ChicagoTodd Rosenberg Photography2016-Oct-06, Chicago Symphony Center: Prokoviev's Cinderella & Vine's Five Hallucinationshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/chicago-symphony-center/prokovievs-cinderella-vines-five-hallucinations/06-october-2016/20-002016-10-062016-10-08Chicago Symphony CenterChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL 6060441.878904-87.624402https://bachtrack.com/files/35811-cso.png3
Sir Mark Elder conducted the Hallé in an unusual programme of music themed around hunting. There were many excellent performances, most memorably in Britten's Our Hunting Fathers, which added substantial depth to the evening.Assistant conductor Jamie Phillips began proceedings with a solid account of Haydn’s Symphony no. 73, “La Chasse”.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:41:47+00:002013-04-02Sir Mark Elder conducts the Halle in hunting music by Haydn, Britten (soprano Giselle Allen), Berlioz, Franck and Weber at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, reviewed by Rohan Shotton.Hunting music in Manchester with the Halléen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-halle-britten-huntingBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRohan Shottonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/files/124-rohan.jpgRohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.https://bachtrack.com/files/2202-sir_mark_elder_new_2_credit_simon_dodd_1.jpg400400Sir Mark Elder Simon Dodd2013-Mar-28, Bridgewater Hall: The Halléhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-halle-britten-hunting2013-03-282013-03-28Bridgewater HallManchesterNorth-WestUnited KingdomM2 3WS53.4751551793172-2.246017456054694
