Prom 76: A very special Last Night

Par Max Woods, 11 septembre 2012

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Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 8 septembre 2012

Simpson, Sparks (BBC commission, world première)

Suk, Towards a new life, Op.35c

Delius, Songs of Farewell

Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Forse la soglia attinse … Ma se m'è forza perderti

Massenet, Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller?

Bruch, Concerto pour violon no. 1 en sol mineur, Op.26

Puccini, Tosca: E lucevan le stelle

Puccini, Turandot: Nessun dorma

Williams, Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Dvořák, Ouverture Carnaval, Op.92

Chostakovitch, Film music to The Gadfly, Op.97: Romance

Brodszky, The Toast of new Orleans: Be My Love

Lara, Granada

Rodgers, Carousel: You'll never walk alone

Wood, Fanfare on British Sea-Songs

Elgar, Pomp et Circumstance Marche no. 1 en ré majeur, Op.39

Parry, Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)

musique traditionnelle, The British National Anthem

Nicola Benedetti, Violon

Joseph Calleja, Ténor

BBC Symphony Chorus

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jiří Bělohlávek, Direction

Le Barbican Hall transfiguré par le BBC Symphony Orchestra

Nicolas Schotter, 21st October

Le Barbican Hall accueillait le BBC Symphony Orchestra et son chef Sakari Oramo pour un programme d'une remarquable cohérence, à de multiples niveaux, et dont la gradation dramatique a conquis l'assemblée.

****1

Beethoven et Lutoslawski par le BBC SO à Londres

Julie Jozwiak, 24th April

Le BBC Symphony Orchestra donnait un programme Beethoven/Lutoslawski au Barbican Hall. Le chef Michal Nesterowic et le pianiste Steven Osborne ont remplacé les têtes d'affiche initialement annoncées. Un changement de distribution qui n’a pas empêché la soirée d'être réussie.

***11

Sakari Oramo, Yeol Eum Son and the BBC Symphony in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 26th March

Yeol Eum Son’s Britten Piano Concerto formed the evening’s centre of gravity, played with lucid line, structural command and sudden fire. In Brahms’ Second Symphony, Sakari Oramo found conviction, proportion and a warmth that felt earned rather than applied.

****1

Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes

Christopher Woodley, 13th March

Yeol Eum Son's superb performances of Bartók and Finzi are matched by intense and heady readings of Stravinsky and Weir by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo.

****1

From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre

Marat Ingeldeev, 22nd February

A bewildering evening at the Barbican, where ambitious Icelandic programming collapses under its lofty ambition of defying genres and making music more appealing to a wide variety of audiences.

**111

Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony

Roy Westbrook, 6th February

After a performance of Magnus Lindberg’s First Violin Concerto by Lisa Batiashvili at the Barbican, Stravinsky’s Perséphone stands the test of time.

****1

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Max Woods

Max studied musicology before moving to Germany to pursue a Masters degree in music performance. He currently teaches music and English and works as a freelance journalist and performer.