West-Eastern Divan Orchestra shows its stars at the Salzburg Festival

Par Alexander Hall, 14 août 2021

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“Overlaid with a brooding quality, wisps of melody emerged gradually from the mists of time”

Critique faite à Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, le 13 août 2021

Beethoven, Ouverture: Les Créatures de Prométhée, Op. 43

Brahms, Double Concerto en la mineur pour violon, violoncelle et orchestre, Op.102

Franck, Symphonie en ré mineur, Op. 48

Elgar, Enigma Variations, Op.36: Nimrod

Glière, 8 pieces for violin and cello, Op.39

Michael Barenboim, Violon

Kian Soltani, Violoncelle

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim, Direction

Thomas Guggeis fédère la patrie du West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Augustin Javel, 5th May

L'ensemble multiculturel fait montre d'une belle cohésion dans le cycle de Smetana, sous la direction d'un Thomas Guggeis (remplaçant Daniel Barenboim souffrant) impeccable de bout en bout.

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Beethoven et Bruckner all stars : Barenboim & co. à la Philharmonie

Nicolas Mathieu, 20th October

Rendez-vous au sommet à la Philharmonie : Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, Daniel Barenboim et le West-Eastern Divan Orchestra ont livré des interprétations remarquables, tant dans Beethoven que dans Bruckner.

*****

Prom 46: une célébration amusée aux couleurs espagnoles

Martin Arnaud, 20th August

Devant un public euphorique, le West-Eastern Divan Orchestra a célébré la musique hispanisante dans un concert festoyant, sous la baguette bienveillante de Daniel Barenboim.

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Joy and hope from Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Chris Garlick, 4th November

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are on fire with the joy of music-making to the delight of a very sympathetic and enthusiastic audience at London's Southbank Centre.

*****

Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan return to the BBC Proms

Asher Rubenstein, 11th August

Marking 25 years of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim returns to the Proms with violin legend Anne-Sophie Mutter.

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Heimat in der Fremde: Barenboim und das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Alexandra Richter, 1st August

Barenboim feiert mit seinem israelisch-arabischen Orchester eine triumphale Rückkehr in die Konzertsäle Europas.

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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.