Residenzeröffnung der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie in Hamburg

By Stefan Pillhofer, 10 November 2016

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Reviewed at Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, Hamburg on 7 November 2016

Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, "Strassburg", K216

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4

Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61

Christian Tetzlaff, Violin

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Ben Goldscheider plays new Watkins concerto with DKam

Clare Varney, 8th June

The French horn is the real winner in Bremen as Ben Goldscheider continues to expand the horn repertoire and bring his instrument to a wider audience.

****1

Schubert that doesn't sing? Paavo Järvi and DKam at the Elbphi

Alexander Hall, 10th April

Veronika Eberle shows why the Brahms violin concerto is one of the mainstays of the repertory, whereas Paavo Järvi doesn't quite tap into the unique voice of Schubert successfully.

***11

Järvi and Kammerphilharmonie Bremen bring Haydn to Tokyo Opera City

Nahoko Gotoh, 8th December

Three Haydn symphonies grace the bill in Järvi's onging project which started in earnest last year in Vienna.

****1

Fire and fizz at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 31st March

Jump-in concerts can occasionally advance career prospects. Jonathan Bloxham with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen demonstrated the lightness of Mendelssohn in C minor but seriously underplayed the darkness of Schubert in B minor.

***11

A message of consolation 150 years on

Alexander Hall, 10th April

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of its first performance, Paavo Järvi directs the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in Brahms' Requiem, with the Latvian State Choir and two outstanding soloists.

***11

Järvi's Brahms lights up the Aix Easter Festival

Mark Valencia, 6th April

Aimez-vous Brahms? For anyone who thought they didn’t, this sharp, disciplined band will have made converts.

****1

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Stefan Pillhofer

Stefan ist gelernter Toningenieur mit dem Schwerpunkt Orchesteraufnahmen und lebt in Hamburg. Er durchlief eine klassische Klavierausbildung ebenso wie Violinunterricht und ist mit dem Hören klassischer Musik groß geworden. Heute bloggt er zu diesem Thema. Durch seine langjährige Berufserfahrung und das eigene Spielen im Orchester hat er es schätzen gelernt, ganz genau zuzuhören.

Residenzeröffnung der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie mit Christian Tetzlaff in der Laeiszhalle