Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Edward Gardner

Une bien belle soirée qui offrit au public « The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie » plein de malice et de jeunes talents vocaux, un Vadim Gluzman Royal et un Orchestre de la Suisse Romande rutilant sous la baguette inspirante d’Edward Gardner.

Délicatesse et conviction de l’Orchestre national de Lyon dans Wagner, Mendelssohn et le Requiem de Fauré

London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir paint a terrifying picture of hell and damnation at the Royal Festival Hall.

Edward Gardner brings out the Wagner influence in Massenet's opulent score, Juan Diego Flórez give a persuasive performance in the title role.

The final song seemed to last both an eternity and no time at all.

The Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and The Julliard School, with Edward Gardner in an impressively ambitious programme, with tragic Britten from James Ehnes, and a remarkable UK premiere from Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

Edward Gardner conducts a richly entertaining account of Berlioz's masterpiece in Birmingham

A surprise "artist" gatecrashes the Festival's closing concert

Tired of looking at the same wallpaper all the time? The London Philharmonic and their conductor Edward Gardner, together with soloist Stephen Hough, offer one way to see (part of) the world.

Edward Gardner clearly has a thing for the Czechs. A month after he made his Royal Opera main-stage debut with Janáček's Katya Kabanova, here he was with the Filarmonica della Scala to conduct a strongly Czech programme.

Amanda Majeski is magnificent in the title role; Ed Gardner shows total master of Janáček's music. But that's not enough to rescue a poorly thought out Richard Jones production.

Berlioz was well served in a performance that rose to heights of inspiring dignity and devotional beauty.

Edward Gardner opens the Hallé's Thursday series with dramatic Strauss and Janáček.

A theatrical first half saw the world première of Rolf Wallin's violin concerto, Whirld, played by Alina Ibragimova.  

Bergen Philharmonic’s programme of Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Gubaidulina’s violin concerto Offertorium offered fascinating insight into the relationship between orchestra and soloist.

Berlioz’s gargantuan Grande Messe des morts with the Bergen Philharmonic and Edward Gardner opened the Bergen International Festival with deafening climaxes and even more resounding silence.

Mitreißender Spannungsbogen bei Lutosławskis Dritter Symphonie mit dem Radio Filharmonisch Orkest unter Edward Gardner und auch Jean-Efflam Bavouzet glänzte in Bartóks Erstem Klavierkonzert.

BBC Philharmonic and Edward Gardner tackle Janáček’s Sinfonietta in a well-crafted programme of French and Czech music.

New and old rubbed shoulders in this thrilling Philharmonia Orchestra concert of Elgar and Joseph Phibbs.

Ehnes excels in Beethoven, and Gardner draws lovely tone from the RNSO.

Stuart Skelton’s visceral Peter Grimes is matched by a strong cast with thrilling playing and singing from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner.

Conducted by Edward Gardner, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra brought a fresh approach to Elgar's First Symphony.

A Mostly Mozart concert conducted by Edward Gardner and featuring Jeremy Denk was an excellent example of what this festival is trying to achieve.

Mass hysteria, Schiller’s Ode to Joy and Wild Nights – a heady mix for this year’s opening night of the BBC Proms from Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

This Peter Grimes was a tale of two talents: the conductor and the star.

In April, Peter Mattei and Anna Netrebko were starring together in Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera. Less than a month later and they are reunited in Paris in Willy Decker's staging.

A concert of remarkable clarity, turning the structural challenges of Haydn and Mahler into dramatic virtues.

From the moment he stepped on stage as our ill-fated title character, Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo seemed as if he may burst at the seams. 

Edward Gardner opens the Bergen Philharmonic's UK tour in great style. 

Despite the burbling streams with which Smetana's Vltava trickles into life, this was no pastoral stroll on the gentle slopes of Bohemia, Hungary and Poland.

Edward Gardner paid a memorable visit to lead the Seattle Symphony in a transformative account of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.

Die Bergener Philharmoniker und ihr Chefdirigent Edward Gardener überraschen in München mit einem interessanten Programm, das von Wagner über Elgar bis Berlioz reicht.

Verdi’s masterpiece dazzled a packed Festival Hall on Thursday night. 

Shakespearean actors join the National Symphony Orchestra to open its season with first of two concerts celebrating the Bard.

The CBSO's inaugural “Spirit Of England” concert featured familiar works by Beethoven, paired with rarities by Butterworth and Walton.  

The space-themed Prom 29 matches old favourites with new works in joyous performances.

Prom 22 was a surreal evening of music, centered around the UK première of Auerbach’s The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie.

Edward Gardner conducts a solemn, emotionally-charged performance of Berlioz’s radical masterpiece at Gloucester Cathedral

Laughter is indeed the best medicine. As we try and make sense of the continuing political fallout post EU referendum, the CBSO offered the perfect prescription in the ample form of Verdi's Falstaff.

English National Opera's new Tristan is at its best when responding to Anish Kapoor's stunning stage sculptures.

Gardner and the Philharmonia immerse themselves in the complex emotional journey of Elgar's Second Symphony, whilst the brilliant Martin Helmchen excels in an illuminating performance of Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto.

With clear direction and well-executed hits (such as the lush trio from the end of the third act), the show will appeal to those with nostalgia for the production and wish to escape the biting cold with the sound of strings warmed by horns.

From weather-beaten Scottish rocks to the Land of a Thousand Lakes, the CBSO is magnificent in a nature-themed programme.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra was on great form in an exciting evening comprising a concerto and three symphonic works.

The LSO, led by Edward Gardner, delivered a moving and profound performance of Haydn's Creation despite the acoustic challenges of St Paul's. 

David Alden’s muddled clichés failed to convince all the time, but Edward Gardner steered us through a thrilling musical account of Tchaikovsky’s terrific opera.

Edward Gardner and Edward Caswell offered the British choir tradition in the form of Elgar's The Kingdom as a refreshingly programmed alternative to the many Bach passions. The combined choirs excelled together with an impressive Edith Haller.

A promising programme of works was overshadowed by some incoherent playing but also moments of promise to stoke excitement for Gardner's forthcoming tenure at the Bergen Philharmonic. 

Exuberant enthusiasm from the CBSO Youth Orchestra in a mighty programme of Lutosławski, Prokofiev and Mahler.