Brillianter Auftakt der Konzertreihe

By Christine Roth, 29 September 2014

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“Die vielseitige, präzise und klangfarbenreiche Interpretation erreichte die Herzen des Publikums.”

Reviewed at Palatin, Wiesloch on 28 September 2014

Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35

Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op.98

SWR Symphony Orchestra

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Violin

Stéphane Denève, Conductor

In tempore belli: Britten's War Requiem at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 16th June

As Teodor Currentzis' time in charge of the SWR Symphony Orchestra draws to a close, he bids farewell in a series of nationwide performances of Britten's memorial to the pity of war.

****1

A kaleidoscope of kinetic colour from Currentzis, Avdeeva and the SWR

Alexander Hall, 15th September

Teodor Currentzis, conducting the SWR Symphony Orchestra, and Yulianna Avdeeva do Prokofiev proud in his Third Piano Concerto and Fifth Symphony: all the colours of the rainbow delivered with sophistication, élan and boundless effervescence.

*****

Alina Ibragimova and Nils Mönkemeyer in love with Mozart

Laurence Vittes, 8th May

The soloists turn out to be the perfect couple, while the camerawork covers the action like it was a soccer match.

*****

Spookiness in Stuttgart with Eschenbach and Kopatchinskaja

Alexander Hall, 26th February

The darker sides of Romantic inventiveness are explored in Schumann’s neglected violin concerto and the clandestine woodland rustle of Dvořák’s G major symphony.

****1

Teodor Currentzis and the SWR Symphony triumph in Mahler 9

Alexander Hall, 17th December

Say what you like, Teodor Currentzis understands the music of Mahler, especially in that composer's final symphonic statement, to the manner born.

*****

A study in suffering: Currentzis at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 19th December

Teodor Currentzis, on tour with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, pairs two Russian masterpieces written a century apart: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and Schnittke's Viola Concerto with Antoine Tamestit.

****1

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Christine Roth

After completing her Bachelor's degree in Heidelberg and at King's College London, Christine is now studying towards her Master's degree in Musicology and French Literature. She loves music of the 20th and 21st century and she also plays the violin with lay orchestras in musical and theatre projects.

Nikolaj Znaider brilliert mit Tschaikowskis Violinkonzert – ein fulminanter Auftakt der 54. Konzertreihe der Kunstfreunde Wiesloch