Spannende Gemeinsamkeiten

By Peter Karmann, 04 March 2017

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Reviewed at Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich on 2 March 2017

Webern, Six Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6

Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major

Fabio Luisi, Conductor

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

At home in Hamburg: Munich Philharmonic at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 6th February

Lahav Shani offers fresh perspectives on Debussy, Mozart and Schoenberg, favouring structural clarity and youthful energy over traditional late-Romantic weight and atmospheric suggestion.

***11

Zubin Mehta brings the Munich Philharmonic to Carnegie Hall for Brahms

Edward Sava-Segal, 3rd February

Yefim Bronfman reunites with his old collaborator for Brahms' First Piano Concerto, reinforcing the qualities that exemplify him as a great chamber music player.

****1

A proficient but flawed opening at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 8th September

Myung-whun Chung and Pablo Ferrández shine separately, but never quite get on the same page.

***11

Child's play: Crumb and Strauss make unconventional bedfellows

Matthew Rye, 12th November

Zubin Mehta brought together works by George Crumb and Richard Strauss in his latest concert as the Munich Philharmonic's honorary conductor.

****1

Grand Romantic statements from Gergiev at the Enescu Festival

Edward Sava-Segal, 6th September

Two giants of the Romantic repertoire that were met with disdain by Eduard Hanslick at their premieres are given persuasive readings in Bucharest.

****1

Technicolor Shostakovich and Brahms from the Munich Philharmonic

Laurence Vittes, 3rd September

A full frontal assault by Valery Gergiev on Brahms' First Symphony and Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto in explosive performances.

****1

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Peter Karmann

Peter verschlug es nach seinem Bachelorstudium in Karlsruhe sowie Strasbourg nach Cambridge um dort seinen Master in Ingenieurswissenschaften zu absolvieren. Seine Liebe zur großen Symphonik entwickelte er als Klarinettist eines Philharmonischen Blasmusikorchesters. Besonders die Musik der Romantik und im Speziellen die orchestralen Spätwerke von Mahler und Brahms sowie Wagners Musikdramen faszinieren ihn. Falls man Peter nicht in Konzertsälen trifft, findet man ihn auf Rucksackreisen, auf Skiern in den Alpen oder seit neuestem beim High Tea in England.

Spannende Gemeinsamkeiten: Fabio Luisi mit den Münchner Philharmonikern