Osteuropäische Musik im Gasteig

By Freya Apffelstaedt, 16 February 2016

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Reviewed at Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich on 14 February 2016

Kilar, Orawa

Lutosławski, Concerto for Orchestra

Smetana, Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)

Smetana, Má vlast: Vyšehrad (The High Castle)

Smetana, Má vlast: Šárka

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor

Spacious Prokofiev from Seong-Jin Cho and the Munich Philharmonic

SangKwon Lee, 6th May

Seong-Jin Cho’s premise in Prokofiev is compelling – to reconcile Russian gravitational attack and monumental construction with clarity, colour and contrapuntal legibility.

***11

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

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Freya Apffelstaedt

Freya Apffelstaedt, geboren in Kapstadt (Südafrika), studiert derzeit klassischen Gesang an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. Als Mezzosopranistin, Geigerin und Mitglied verschiedener Kammerchöre konnte sie bereits im europäischen Raum viel Konzerterfahrung sammeln. Ihre musikalischen Interessen sind breit gefächert, doch hört sie gerne unbekannte und unkonventionelle Musik.

Osteuropäische Musik im Münchner Gasteig