Ein Rausch der Sinne: MPHIL 360° Festival der Münchner Philharmoniker

By David Renke, 03 February 2020

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“fein abgeschmeckte Klangfarben, wunderbar musizierende Solisten”

Reviewed at Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich on 1 February 2020

Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Berg, Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)

Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé

Anja Harteros, Soprano

Mariinsky Ballet

Munich Philharmonic Choir

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Valery Gergiev, Conductor

An evening of Contrasts from the Mariinsky Ballet

Alexandra Desvignes, 8th August

With Contrasts, the Mariinsky dancers are put under a multifaceted microscope.

***11

Tolstoy speed read: Ratmansky’s Anna Karenina

Mark Pullinger, 3rd August

How does one condense a Tolstoy epic for the stage? In Anna Karenina, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky focuses on the three central characters, filleting the novel to its bare essentials.

***11

Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake

Graham Watts, 27th July

A performance that led to the making of a new piece of history. Xander Parish made a Mariinsky Principal after a sublime performance of Swan Lake.

****1

Tereshkina and Kim add fire to the Mariinsky's Don Q

Mark Pullinger, 24th July

The fireworks – when they came – were explosive, Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim igniting the Royal Opera House stage in a frenzy of effervescent footwork.

***11

Ratmansky's Little Humpbacked Horse

Hilary Stroh, 31st January

Ratmansky's outrageously charming screwball comedy for the Mariinsky

*****

The Fountain of Bakhchisarai disappoints at the Mariinsky

Janet Ward, 11th June

The Mariinsky’s Fountain of Bakchisarai fails to inspire.

**111

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David Renke

David Renke, geboren in München, hat Musikwissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln studiert, wechselte dann zum Studiengang Medien und Kommunikation an die Universität Passau. Er spielt Klavier, Gitarre und ist als Sänger in verschiedenen Chören in Süddeutschland tätig. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt bei der Musik des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts.