Mein Mantra: Geh und hör Dir Stockhausen an!

By Michael Klier, 26 June 2017

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 24 June 2017

Stockhausen, Mantra

Arthur Jussen, Piano

Lucas Jussen, Piano

Jan Panis, Sound

Piquant Poulenc, solemn Sibelius at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 16th January

Dima Slobodeniouk returns to Pittsburgh for works by Finnish composers, and the Jussen brothers delight with Poulenc.

****1

Music that makes the flesh creep: Kochanovsky's powerful Prokofiev 6

Alexander Hall, 20th April

Three diverse works written within 15 years of each other, by Kodály, Poulenc and Prokofiev, given with panache by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the amazing Jussen brothers and Stanislav Kochanovsky.

****1

Rising from the ashes: Fazıl Say’s Phoenix at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 17th July

Fazıl Say’s concerto for piano four-hands gets its US premiere with siblings Lucas and Arthur Jussen at the keyboard.

*****

Jussen brothers shine with Singapore Symphony

Chang Tou Liang, 22nd November

Jussen brothers thrill in Mozart, but a pastoral Enescu-Beethoven tandem proves great programming still exists.

****1

The Boston Symphony opens with Poulenc, Beethoven and Nathan

Kevin Wells, 19th September

The Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Andris Nelsons opens its 139th season with Poulenc, Beethoven and a world premiere of Eric Nathan's Concerto for Orchestra.

*****

Energetic performances in Düsseldorf matinee

Olga de Kort, 20th March

An energetic concert marked by a true dedication to the music.

****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.