Instrument: Tuba

A trio of English works, including the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's virtuosic Time Flies. 

I must admit that Bach through Brass, as this concert was entitled, filled me with a certain amount of trepidation. Bach, on instruments for which the music in the programme was not designed, on instruments which were not even around in Bach’s time (at least not in their modern-day form), did not sound immediately appealing; nevertheless, something drew me in, and I was pleasantly surprised.

Possessor of an impeccable touch, pianist Kathleen Supové is one of those compelling performers who truly communicates her unique personality through her playing, as she did at Thursday night’s performance at Roulette in Brooklyn.

Avec notamment deux créations mondiales de Tobias Feierabend et José Manuel López-López, le concert d'ouverture du Festival Ensemble(s) a tenu ses promesses.

Le Philhar' propose un concert de Noël sans grand rapport avec la Nativité mais on ne s'en plaindra pas, tant son programme américain est passionnant sous la baguette de Robert Treviño.

Desde el pódium, el director exhibió un severo control de los complejos ritmos de la obra, así como una cuidadísima integración entre la orquesta y el grupo de 12 solistas

Evan Gardners Westernoper Gunfigther Nation zeigt die Verbindung von Musik und Schauspiel in neuem Licht.