Spritziger Bruckner und ein betörendes Bratschenkonzert

By Michael Klier, 21 October 2018

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“das RPhO reagierte mit virtuosem Spiel und mitreißendem gepfefferten Spielwitz”

Reviewed at De Doelen: Grote Zaal, Rotterdam on 19 October 2018

MacMillan, Viola Concerto

Bruckner, Symphony no. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Lawrence Power, Viola

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Lahav Shani, Conductor

Daniel Lozakovich makes his debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Clare Varney, 9th October

Tarmo Peltokoski searches in vain for the harsh brutality in Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.

***11

The real deal: Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Clare Varney, 7th November

Truls Mørk joins Tarmo Peltokoski and the Rotterdam Phil for a deeply emotional reading of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no. 2.

****1

Brahms forges a friendship: Yannick Nezet-Seguin returns to Rotterdam

Eleanor Knight, 2nd May

Musical connections between Brahms, Dvořák and Price as Randall Goosby joins the Rotterdam Philharmonic – both as soloist and orchestral member.

****1

Stylish Mozart and vibrant Prokofiev from the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 9th March

The renowned pianist glows in Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 9, while the rising star conductor impresses in selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

****1

Overcrowding suffocates DNO's Traviata

Eleanor Knight, 27th January

Adela Zaharia is cast as a Violetta for whom the party never stops in this revival of Tatjana Gürbaca's busy staging at Dutch National Opera.

**111

Stars, slapstick and soul: Martha Argerich joins the Rotterdam Phil

Eleanor Knight, 28th September

Soaring choral music precedes the arrival of Martha Argerich for a daredevil account of Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto with RPhO Principal Trumpet, Alex Elia.

*****

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.

Spritziger Bruckner und ein betörendes Bratschenkonzert von James MacMillan