Vertane Chance: die Tschechischen Symphoniker Prag in München

By David Renke, 27 February 2019

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“die Moldau floss etwas schwerfällig dahin”

Reviewed at Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich on 26 February 2019

Smetana, Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)

Smetana, Má vlast: Z českých luhů a hájů (From Bohemia's Woods and Fields)

Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture

Dvořák, Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op.95

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 15 in C major, Op.72 no.7 (Encore / Zugabe)

Petr Chromcák, Conductor

Tschechische Symphoniker, Prag

Trojan’s Carousel: a magical night of dreams come true in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 23rd April

A vintage opera at the National Theatre offers charming adventures for children and musical sophistication for adults.

*****

Women take over: Future Dance Festival at New York's 92nd Street Y

Carla Escoda, 17th April

Two evenings of live dance and a full program of dance films from young choreographers yielded much to admire and be amused by at the Future Dance Festival 2026.

****1

Regents Opera’s Salome lands a knockout punch at York Hall

Mark Pullinger, 10th April

Mark Ravenhill directs a brutal, bloody Salome at the spiritual home of British boxing, York Hall.

****1

Ensemble Masques opens “Cembalomania” at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th December

Ensemble Masques brings French Baroque to life at the Elbphilharmonie, with Olivier Fortin’s radiant harpsichord, spirited strings and vivid interplay revealing the expressive richness of Couperin, Rameau, Forqueray and Corrette.

****1

La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera

Néstor Castiglione, 22nd November

Puccini's tale of bohemian love lives on at the Dorothy Chandler as LA Opera launches its 2025-26 season.

****1

John Neumeier’s Liliom: A Prague triumph

Graham Watts, 23rd October

Czech National Ballet scores a hit in John Neumeier’s masterpiece Liliom, with back to back performances and multiple casts.

*****

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David Renke

David Renke, geboren in München, hat Musikwissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln studiert, wechselte dann zum Studiengang Medien und Kommunikation an die Universität Passau. Er spielt Klavier, Gitarre und ist als Sänger in verschiedenen Chören in Süddeutschland tätig. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt bei der Musik des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts.

Vertane Chance: die Tschechischen Symphoniker Prag in der Münchner Philharmonie