A humble program and proud moment at Prague Spring

Par Frank Kuznik, 23 mai 2016

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Critique faite à Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague, le 20 mai 2016

Janáček, Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs (selection)

Janáček, Folk Poetry of Hukvaldy in Songs (selection)

Brahms, 49 Deutsche Volkslieder: Selection

Falla, Siete canciones populares españolas (selection)

Canteloube, Chants d'Auvergne (selection)

Respighi, 4 Rispetti toscani

Respighi, Swiss folk songs from the Cantons of Bern and Ticino

Martina Janková, Soprano

Gérard Wyss, Piano

A difficult night for Die Schöne Müllerin with Georg Nigl and Gérard Wyss in Vienna

Chanda VanderHart, 17th June

It’s never an easy thing to jump in for a concert, especially not when there is a historical instrument involved. The sign on the door of the Wiener Konzerthaus upon our arrival Monday evening, explaining that Vanessa Wagner had to cancel her part as pianist at the last minute and would be replaced by Gérard Wyss, did not bode well.

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Les Nouveaux Caractères célèbrent le Messie à l'Auditorium de Lyon

Camille Grimaud, 22nd December

Une soirée haute en couleurs portées par des interprètes de grand talent pour fêter Noël.

****1

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus shines in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang

Sam Jacobson, 5th March

Franz Welser-Möst returned to his home orchestra in a program of works by Křenek and Mendelssohn, as starkly contrasting as they are infrequently heard.

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Bartoli fireworks bring down the house in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 31st December

Nothing on New Year’s Eve could have been more festive than the spirited production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola that Zurich Opera staged with Cecelia Bartoli in the lead role.

****1

Exploring late Bartók and Schubert in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 16th May

Franz Welser-Möst thoughtfully paired Schubert’s final mass with Bartók’s final piano concerto, the latter featuring Mitsuko Uchida in her 100th Cleveland Orchestra appearance.

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Drunter und (über)drüber: King Arthur am Theater an der Wien

Snapdragon, 24th January

Atmosphärische und kaleidoskopisch bunte Bilder machen King Arthur zu einem beeindruckenden Gesamtkunstwerk.

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.

Martina Janková: a humble program and proud moment at Prague Spring