Pintscher's reflection on Shakespearean metamorphoses

Par James Imam, 23 août 2016

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“Weilerstein... kneaded vibrant colour into the outer extremities of her range”

Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 21 août 2016

Pintscher, Reflections on Narcissus, for cello and orchestra

Mendelssohn, Le Songe d'une nuit d'été, Op.21: ouverture

Mendelssohn, Le Songe d'une nuit d'été, Op.61

Katherine Broderick, Soprano

Clara Mouriz, Mezzo-soprano

Alisa Weilerstein, Violoncelle

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Matthias Pintscher, Direction

Bijan Sheibani, Mise en scène

Finchley Children's Music Group

Mark Benton, Comédien

Alex Hassell, Comédien

Simon Manyonda, Comédien

Sinead Matthews, Comédien

Sam Swann, Comédien

Michelle Terry, Comédien

Un match à domicile en déplacement : Martyn Brabbins à Bruges

Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 3rd June

Retour sur le concert du BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra au Concertgebouw de Bruges.

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Une grandiose neuvième symphonie de Bruckner par le BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Julie Jozwiak, 25th September

Après un concerto pour piano de Mozart un peu décevant malgré l'interprétation très juste d'Imogen Cooper, le BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra donne une lecture exaltante de la neuvième symphonie de Bruckner, sous la baguette de Thomas Dausgaard.

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Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish

David Smythe, 1st March

Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.

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Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish

Simon Thompson, 8th February

Despite the presence of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on the bill, it is a gripping performance of Samuel Barber's First Symphony that steals this Usher Hall Sunday matinee.

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Meditative and powerful Górecki at Celtic Connections

David Smythe, 20th January

The Celtic Connections festival showcases Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs, the BBC Scottish with soprano Francesca Chiejina conducted by Pawel Kapula with a thoughtful introductory song set from Alice Zawadzki.

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Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

David Smythe, 20th November

Martyn Brabbins conducts MacMillan’s Confession of Isobel Gowdie, BBCSSO founder Ian Whyte’s forgotten Violin Concerto with Stephanie Gonley, and a memorable Rachmaninov 2.

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.

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