Green shoots: the National Youth Orchestra at the Proms

Carlos Miguel Prieto and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Carlos Miguel Prieto

Par Dominic Lowe, 07 août 2023

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“a sense of youth and green shoots, optimism and hope leaping from the musicians”

Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 5 août 2023

Hindemith, Métamorphoses symphoniques d'après des thèmes de Carl Maria von Weber

Strauss R., Quatre derniers lieder (Vier Letzte Lieder)

Copland, Symphonie no. 3

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Soprano

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Carlos Miguel Prieto, Direction

Memento mori: The NYOGB in Britten and Shostakovich

Alexander Hall, 5th January

Jaime Martín leads his valiant National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain players through revolutionary songs and the shadow of death in two leading 20th-century composers.

***11

Prom 32: Summer adventures from the NYO USA and Pappano

Kevin W Ng, 11th August

The National Youth Orchestra of the USA present a monumental programme of Strauss and Berlioz.

****1

A sinister Bluebeard's Castle from the NYOGB

Peter Connors, 5th January

A thrilling concert by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Sir Mark Elder culminated in a sinister and atmospheric performance of Duke Bluebeard's Castle.

*****

Hammered home: the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Matthew Rye, 17th December

The concluding concert in the Amsterdammers’ brief Barbican residency mixed youthful promise with a programme that seemed to sum up 2016’s angst and fears.

****1

Prom 29: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Penny Homer, 6th August

The space-themed Prom 29 matches old favourites with new works in joyous performances.

****1

Youth rises to the challenge Mahler's Ninth

Chris Garlick, 8th August

The National Youth Orchestra with Sir Mark Elder at the helm ruminate over nothingness in this mature and moving performance of Mahler's Ninth.

****1

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Green shoots: the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the Proms