Buchbinder spielt Mozart und Weber

By Christine Arnold, 18 January 2016

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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Großer Saal, Düsseldorf on 14 January 2016

Weber, Konzertstück in F minor (Concerto for piano and orchestra), Op.79

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K467

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat major, K595

Staatskapelle Dresden

Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano, Conductor

Schumann from the inside out: Yunchan Lim and Staatskapelle Dresden

SangKwon Lee, 1st February

Yunchan Lim seldom seeks the spotlight in a reflective, conversational account of Schumann's Piano Concerto, conducted by Myung-whun Chung.

*****

High-caliber Schumann and Mahler at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 14th September

Daniele Gatti and Kirill Gerstein offer fresh, invigorating takes on two warhorses with the Staatskapelle Dresden.

*****

Thielemann bids farewell to Dresden with an excellent new FroSch

Ako Imamura, 27th March

David Bösch directs a creative and thoughtful new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Semperoper in Christian Thielemann's final opera as Principal Conductor.

*****

Detlev Glanert's Die Jüdin von Toledo premieres at the Semperoper

Zenaida des Aubris, 10th February

Robert Carsen stages the world premiere production of Glanert's opera, based Franz Grillparzer's 1851 play, in stringent, minimalist style.

*****

Moving singing, but missed opportunities in Dresden’s new Aida

Zoltán Szabó, 17th March

Katharina Thalbach offers a traditional staging at the Semperoper, with fine vocal performances led by Krassimira Stoyanova, Francesco Meli and Oksana Volkova.

***11

Prom 63: Explosive Rachmaninov from Yuja Wang

Stephen Pritchard, 5th September

Outstanding playing from soloist and Staatskapelle Dresden makes this a Prom to remember.

*****

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Christine Arnold

Christine studied musicology and dance science in Salzburg and Newcastle. After her Bachelor degree she is now proceeding her studies in musicology and the piano as minor subject at the Folkwang Universität in Essen.

Rudolf Buchbinder spielt Mozart und Weber