Northern Powerhouses: Nordic music from RNS

Par Jane Shuttleworth, 26 février 2016

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“Streams of rapid notes were visible across the hall as a black blur across the music”

Critique faite à The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage Two, Gateshead, le 25 février 2016

Abrahamsen, Walden, for wind quintet

Saariaho, Spins and Spells

Larsson, String Quartet No. 3, Op.65

Tüür, Symbiosis

Lindberg, Clarinet Quintet

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Lars Vogt et la fontaine de jouvence beethovénienne à La Roque

Alain Lompech, 11th August

Démonstration que l'opposition habituelle entre soliste et chef peut se muer en une complicité sidérante avec l'orchestre.

*****

A new light on Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 6th March

Nil Venditti arrives like a small, joyful bomb at The Glasshouse and lights up a familiar Mendelssohn symphony with new insights.

****1

Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert

Nick Butters, 21st November

Terfel’s charismatic account of Schubert songs orchestrated by a variety of composers, Sofia Gubaidulina’s meditation on his Impromtu and the composer’s own longest symphony make a varied and rewarding evening at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

****1

Ticket to ride: thrilling, moving witty Berio at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 11th October

Sophia Burgos and members of Royal Northern Sinfonia charm, amuse and astonish in a selection of Luciano Berio’s works at the Glasshouse.

****1

Hymn of Praise: thrilling Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 26th July

As the BBC Proms visits Gateshead, Dinis Sousa and the Royal Northern Sinfonia excel in Mendelssohn, although David Fray's Bach underwhelms.

****1

Fire and ice: Víkingur Ólafsson performs at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 6th February

A Finnish soundscape, fine detail in Bartók and deep understanding in Beethoven from the Royal Northern Sinfonia with Dinis Sousa and Víkingur Ólafsson.

*****

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham

Northern Powerhouses: Nordic music from Royal Northern Sinfonia