World-class from Down Under: Australian World Orchestra at the Proms

Zubin Mehta conducts the Australian World Orchestra

Siobhan Stagg, Zubin Mehta and the Australian World Orchestra

Zubin Mehta conducts the Australian World Orchestra

Par Alexander Hall, 24 août 2022

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“Mehta sees the Second Symphony of Brahms through sepia-tinted spectacles”

Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 23 août 2022

Webern, Passacaglia, Op.1

Webern, Six Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6 (revised version, 1928)

Debussy, Ariettes oubliées (arr. Brett Dean)

Brahms, Symphonie no. 2 en ré majeur, Op.73

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 8 in G minor, Op.46 no.8

Siobhan Stagg, Soprano

Australian World Orchestra

Zubin Mehta, Direction

Zubin Mehta and the Australian World Orchestra in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 2nd September

Zubin Mehta conducts a trio of Strauss tone poems as the Australian World Orchestra arrives back in Sydney.

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From little things, big things grow: The AWO returns to Sydney

David Larkin, 2nd May

On their return to Sydney, the Australian World Orchestra under Riccardo Muti offer a subdued reading of Brahms’ Symphony no. 2 and a thrilling account of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4.

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Australians around the world unite with Simon Rattle at the helm

Zoltán Szabó, 31st July

The idea of bringing together a country’s best players from all around the world to show off their combined might is all too familiar for football fans during any FIFA World Cup. It is far less common, indeed, almost unknown in classical music.

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Rites of reunion: The Australian World Orchestra visits Sydney

David Larkin, 3rd October

At the end of yesterday’s concert, there was a lot of hugging on stage. This was only to be expected. The high-quality music-making to which the audience had been treated was, for the players, a brief and unrepeatable experience, for some of them a nostalgic pilgrimage back to their homeland.

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Zukerman, Mehta et les Wiener au rendez-vous de la nostalgie

Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 17th January

Dans Mozart et Bruckner, le violoniste et le chef ont rappelé les grands artistes qu'ils étaient, même si le poids de l'âge (164 ans à eux deux !) s'est fait sentir.

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La Résurrection maîtrisée de Zubin Mehta au George Enescu Festival

Erwan Gentric, 29th August

À la tête d'un Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino doté d'une belle palette chromatique, Zubin Mehta a proposé une interprétation pleine de sagesse de la Deuxième Symphonie de Mahler.

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Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.

World-class from Down Under: Zubin Mehta and the Australian World Orchestra at the Proms