Zemlinsky's Mermaid thrills in Liverpool

Par Rohan Shotton, 04 mai 2019

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Critique faite à Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, le 2 mai 2019

Mendelssohn, Les Hébrides (ou La Grotte de Fingal), Op.26

Bruch, Fantaisie écossaise pour violon et orchestre, Op.46

Zemlinsky, La Sirène (Die Seejungfrau), fantaisie symphonique d'après H. C. Andersen

Vasily Petrenko, Direction

Noa Wildschut, Violon

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.