Schwungvoll unterwegs in Essen

By Christine Arnold, 22 February 2016

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Reviewed at Philharmonie: Alfried Krupp Saal, Essen on 20 February 2016

Shostakovich, Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra: March

Shostakovich, Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra: Waltz

Shostakovich, Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra: Finale

Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, Op.54

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Chailly makes a highly anticipated return to the Royal Concertgebouw

Max Lima, 4th March

Joined by two of the Netherlands' finest choirs, Riccardo Chailly conducts a Prokofiev double bill: the Fourth Symphony, a first for the orchestra, paired with the cantata Alexander Nevsky.

*****

Rafael Payare makes an unconvincing Royal Concertgebouw debut

Clare Varney, 19th February

Frank Peter Zimmermann joins the orchestra to bring Frank Martin’s seldom heard Violin Concerto back to the Netherlands.

***11

Jaap van Zweden, Dutch wanderer, rejoins the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Clare Varney, 21st January

Leonidas Kavakos joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for an evening of Hollywood glamour and lush Romantacism.

*****

Paavo Järvi and Beatrice Rana at the Concertgebouw

Antonio D'Amato, 9th October

An evening of contrasts at the Concertgebouw, where Beatrice Rana’s poised Beethoven meets Paavo Järvi’s clear-eyed Sibelius in a thoughtful performance with moments of genuine resonance.

***11

Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 2nd October

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra puts Persian music centre stage with the Dutch premiere of Tehran-based composer Golfam Khayam's I am a tale not to be told.

*****

Dramatic French flair from Thibaudet, Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 17th September

Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s astonishing technical prowess in Saint-Saëns’ Fifth Piano Concerto entrances Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

****1

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Christine Arnold

Christine studied musicology and dance science in Salzburg and Newcastle. After her Bachelor degree she is now proceeding her studies in musicology and the piano as minor subject at the Folkwang Universität in Essen.

Andris Nelsons schwungvoll unterwegs in Essen