Göttlicher Ravel von Gerstein und Canellakis in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 21 September 2020

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“mit gefühlvoller Einfachheit entspann Gerstein einen Melodiereigen voll Melancholie und Weltschmerz”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 19 September 2020

Kyriakides, One Hundred Years

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major

Stravinsky, Agon

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

Silbersee

Karina Canellakis, Conductor

Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Woyzeck in Amsterdam's docklands

Thea Derks, 7th July

Silbersee and Project Wildeman baffle the audience with adrenaline in Woyzeck.

****1

Denève, Lewis and the Netherlands Radio Phil in Utrecht

Laurence Vittes, 23rd January

At TivoliVredenburg’s Grote Zaal: a program of Beethoven, Liszt, and Schumann that, intentionally or not, invited reflection on long-range musical continuity.

***11

Edward Gardner conducts an emotional L'Enfance du Christ in Utrecht

Clare Varney, 19th December

The Netherlands National Radio Choir and National Children's Choir amplify the emotional intensity of Berlioz's L’ Enfance du Christ at TivoliVredenburg.

****1

Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

Elodie Olson-Coons, 27th August

Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy.

****1

Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius

Clare Varney, 13th June

British vocal talent adds some very British glamour to the closing Avrotros Friday concert featuring Elgar's most famous oratorio.

***11

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

Eleanor Knight, 3rd July

Bomsori Kim tackles the dangers of Tchaikovsky's concerto, before Ryan Bancroft and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic hurtle through Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

****1

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.

Deus ex machina: göttlicher Ravel von Gerstein und Canellakis in Amsterdam