En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Left, alone

Pantheon, by Cleveland Orchestra oboist Jeffrey Rathbun, and Hans Abrahamsen’s Left, alone with pianist Alexandre Tharaud in his TCO debut showed the ensemble’s strengths.

A celebration of fifty years of the London Sinfonietta was a well-deserved pat on the back for this valuable institution.

Shostakovich proves the highlight of a variable programme in Rotterdam. 

Sandwiched between Debussy’s charming Children’s Corner and Mahler’s invitation to heaven, Abrahamsen unveiled his piano concerto for left hand. It was certainly a night for stark contrasts in tone and theme.