Von Salome bis Weihnachtslied: Philharmonix in Graz

By Isabella Steppan, 21 July 2023

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“eine Reise einmal quer durch’s musikalische Gemüsebeet”

Reviewed at Helmut-List-Halle, Graz on 20 July 2023

Programme to include:

Barry, Film music from James Bond (arr. Stephan Koncz)

Strauss R., Salome, Op.54: Dance of the seven veils (arr. Sebastian Gürtler)

Stephan Koncz und Sebastian Gürtler, Requiem for Falco

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The septet of players from Vienna and Berlin riff on the classics, jazz, Latin and pop in a toe-tapping set at Klosters Music on Swiss National Day.

*****

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Mark Valencia, 22nd April

The road to immersion is paved with modish deflections as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performs 20th-century English string music.

**111

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Roy Westbrook, 21st April

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****1

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Christopher Woodley, 19th April

As gifts to the Philarmonia's 80th birthday season, Nicola Benedetti gives a barnstorming account of Elgar's Violin Concerto before Cristian Mӑcelaru gets emotionally drained by La Mer.

*****

Nicholas McGegan brings delicacy and elegance to Mendelssohn

Erica Miner, 18th April

The Seattle Symphony offers an enchanting evening immersed in the joy and brilliance of both the young and the mature genius of Felix Mendelssohn.

****1

Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle

Chanda VanderHart, 17th April

Less a symphony, more a force of nature, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a turbulent, yet spacious reading of Mahler's Ninth Symphony in the Musikverein.

****1

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.