Sunday bells resound in the Concertgebouw

Par Olga de Kort, 22 septembre 2015

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“Groot Omroepkoor... perfectly articulated, expressive in dynamics”

Critique faite à Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, le 20 septembre 2015

Moussorgski, Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene

Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Rachmaninov, Les Cloches, pour chœur et orchestre, Op.35

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

James Gaffigan, Direction

Marina Rebeka, Soprano

Sergei Skorokhodov, Ténor

Andrei Bondarenko, Baryton

Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)

Denève, Lewis and the Netherlands Radio Phil in Utrecht

Laurence Vittes, 23rd January

At TivoliVredenburg’s Grote Zaal: a program of Beethoven, Liszt, and Schumann that, intentionally or not, invited reflection on long-range musical continuity.

***11

Edward Gardner conducts an emotional L'Enfance du Christ in Utrecht

Clare Varney, 19th December

The Netherlands National Radio Choir and National Children's Choir amplify the emotional intensity of Berlioz's L’ Enfance du Christ at TivoliVredenburg.

****1

Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

Elodie Olson-Coons, 27th August

Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy.

****1

Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius

Clare Varney, 13th June

British vocal talent adds some very British glamour to the closing Avrotros Friday concert featuring Elgar's most famous oratorio.

***11

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

Eleanor Knight, 3rd July

Bomsori Kim tackles the dangers of Tchaikovsky's concerto, before Ryan Bancroft and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic hurtle through Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

****1

Brazilian-flavoured Rite of Spring opens the Holland Festival

Eleanor Knight, 6th June

Evangelia Kranioti's film reawakens the extraordinary extremity of Stravinksy's original ballet score in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic's performance.

****1

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Olga de Kort

Musicologist and music critic Olga de Kort (The Netherlands) studied in Russia (piano, culture sciences), France (journalism) and the Netherlands (musicology and music history, music education and communication, organ) where she has lived from 1998. She is active as a music journalist, lecturer in music history and culture and as a freelance musician. She writes for Piano Bulletin, Pianist, Luister, Preludium, De Klank, Het Orgel, Muziek&Liturgie, Kunstzone and Bachtrack. Besides her personal journalist blog, Olga de Kort has a website about Russian music in the Netherlands. At this moment she is working on a book about Russian music and musicians in the Netherlands and on a biography of Russian singer Anna El Tour.

Dutch tintinnabulation: Sunday bells resound in the Concertgebouw