A French feast for the ears from Denève and the New World Symphony

Isabel Leonard and the New World Symphony

Stéphane Denève

Stéphane Denève conducts the New World Symphony

Par Phillip Nones, 21 janvier 2024

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“in Leonard’s conception, every word had musical meaning”

Critique faite à New World Center, Miami Beach, le 21 janvier 2024

Ravel, Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso

Roussel, Le Festin de l'araignée

Ravel, Shéhérazade

Schmitt, La Tragédie de Salomé

Grégoire Pont, Animator

Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-soprano

Molly Turner, Direction

New World Symphony

Stéphane Denève, Direction

A relevance of violas in Miami Beach

Laurence Vittes, 17th October

In a world for which Neharo't Neharo't had suddenly become painfully relevant once again: the man lamenting his love in the gentle ending could have been lamenting the Kurds.

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A feast of violas at Miami Beach

Laurence Vittes, 16th October

The New World Symphony's Viola Visions kicked off Wednesday night with a concert of music that spanned three centuries and gave full voice to the splendor of the instrument

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An auspicious alignment of stars at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st May

A sprightly MTT seemed to be in the right place among the fellows of the New World Symphony, his brainchild, in a program where youth was prevalent.

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Stéphane Denève et le Brussels Philharmonic dans la démesure

Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 26th November

Après un concerto très poétique aux côtés de David Kadouch, Stéphane Denève et son Brussels Philharmonic déploient des moyens titanesques (avec notamment une belle octobasse) dans la Symphonie fantastique.

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À Flagey, Stéphane Denève affronte Beethoven et le Brexit

Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 31st January

La baguette énergique et nerveuse de Stéphane Denève offre une Symphonie n° 9 de Beethoven percutante et bouillonnante, accompagné du Vlaams Radiokoor en état de grâce.

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La ferveur de Stéphane Denève enflamme Flagey

Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 6th September

Stéphane Denève ouvre sa cinquième saison en tant que directeur musical du Brussels Philharmonic avec une exceptionnelle Symphonie n° 5 de Mahler.

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Phillip Nones

Phillip Nones studied piano from age six, also playing percussion in educational and civic groups before moving to a rural area of the USA in 1990, where performance opportunities were few. Recently he has started performing again, participating in “side-by-side” orchestra performances and playing percussion in the World Doctors' Orchestra. His personal collection of music includes over 5,000 classical albums in all formats (CDs, LPs, 78s), plus downloads. In his professional life, he heads up a marketing communications firm in the state of Maryland. He blogs about the French composer Florent Schmitt here.

A French feast for the ears from Stéphane Denève and the New World Symphony