A Hero's Life: Malta Philharmonic performs Rachmaninov and Strauss

Par Dominic Lowe, 29 janvier 2018

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“Renes brought both a sense of scope to his interpretation and an eye for individual detail”

Critique faite à Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, le 27 janvier 2018

Rachmaninov, Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 1 en fa dièse mineur, Op.1

Strauss R., Une vie de héros (Ein Heldenleben), Op.40

Lawrence Renes, Direction

Inese Klotina, Piano

Carmine Lauri, Violon

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Leonine masterpieces from the Malta Philharmonic

Mark Valencia, 16th March

The pairing of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony with the Violin Concerto of Brahms felt conspicuously like a calling card from an orchestra that sees itself as a contender for wider recognition, on this showing with good reason.

***11

The Maltese embrace Austro-German Romanticism in Valletta

Alexander Hall, 26th January

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, with their Dutch-Maltese conductor Lawrence Renes and the British soprano Emma Bell, embrace the cause of Wagner and Bruckner in the heart of the Mediterranean.

***11

Enthusiasm and vitality brings the Malta PO season to a climax

Anthony Hart, 29th May

Schembri and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra brings vitality, enthusiasm and maturity to the final concert of the season.

****1

A Evening of Magic with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Anthony Hart, 7th March

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra revels in magic and the supernatural.

****1

Raffinement et virtuosité, maîtres mots pour l’ONL dans son Auditorium

Augustin Javel, 13th February

Si la direction quelque peu verticale de Lawrence Renes ne convainc pas totalement, les musiciens de l'ONL ont livré une admirable performance musicale dans un programme entièrement vingtiémiste.

****1

Renes replaces Runnicles in a remarkable Philharmonia Bruckner 8

Dominic Lowe, 19th February

Stepping in for Sir Donald Runnicles at very short notice, Lawrences Renes conducts the Philharmonia in a sleek and vivid reading of Bruckner's magisterial Eighth Symphony.

****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.