Das reine Glück: María Dueñas und die Bamberger in Baden-Baden

María Dueñas

Christoph Eschenbach dirigiert die Bamberger Symphoniker

By Christoph Wurzel, 25 June 2024

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“wer sich öffnete, dem begegnete hier reines musikalisches Glück”

Reviewed at Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden on 22 June 2024

Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61

Dueñas, Hommage 1770 (Zugabe)

Brahms, Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68

Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor

María Dueñas, Violin

Bamberg Symphony

Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony with Bomsori Kim in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 1st June

Tradition reborn with thrilling clarity: Jakub Hrůša’s Bambergers light up Seoul: Wagner’s shimmering overture, Bomsori Kim’s impassioned Bruch, and a lucid yet explosive Beethoven Seventh.

****1

Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony bring Brahms and Dvořák to Edinburgh

Roy Westbrook, 7th August

Brahms and Dvořák were colleagues, rivals and friends... and the Bamberg Symphony can lay claim to both.

****1

Hrůša, Grimaud and the Bamberg Symphony dazzle at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 24th April

In his Carnegie Hall debut, the young Czech conductor leads a meaty and memorable program of Brahms and Wagner, with joined by Hélène Grimaud for Robert Schumann’s sole Piano Concerto.

*****

Hrůša and the Bambergers find the measure of the Mahlerian universe

Tristan Labouret, 16th January

Visiting the Philharmonie de Paris, the Bavarian orchestra and their chief conductor deliver a legendary Mahler 9.

*****

Dancing with history: Bamberg Symphony at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 21st September

The Bamberg Symphony returns to its roots with Jakub Hrůša conducting high-energy gems from the Czech repertoire.

****1

Daniel Harding and the Bamberg Symphony give Schumann his due

Cameron Kelsall, 4th March

Despite extraordinary legato singing and transparent text work, Christian Gerharer offered an oddly mannered interpretation of the Rückert-Lieder.

***11

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.

Das reine Glück: María Dueñas und die Bamberger Symphoniker in Baden-Baden