Gemischte Gefühle

By Benedikt Zacher, 13 April 2014

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Reviewed at Die Residenz: Herkulessaal, Munich on 11 April 2014

Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op.17

Liszt, Grande Tarantelle di bravura d'apres la tarantella de "La Muette de Portici" d'Auber, S 386

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor "Appassionata", Op.57

Works by Traditional

Yundi, Piano

Yundi's Chopin disappoints in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 21st April

A risk-averse approach ruined the dramatic spontaneity of the Ballades but the 24 Preludes in the second half were much more convincing.

**111

Anna Geniushene impresses Singapore in early Chopin and Brahms

Chang Tou Liang, 14th June

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

****1

Dame Imogen Cooper bows out with Mozart at The Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 13th June

Dame Imogen Cooper’s valedictory concerto performance was affectionately received by a near capacity audience at The Glasshouse.

***11

Tumultuous Mahler 2 season finale from the BBC Philharmonic

Rohan Shotton, 13th June

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic and CBSO Chorus in Mahler's mighty Resurrection Symphony.

*****

Great entertainment from the Bach Akademie Australia

Sandra Bowdler, 13th June

The Bach Akademie Australia celebrates the Leipzig Collegium Musicum of the Baroque era with an entertaining concert of familiar works and rarities, including the outright "silly" concerto of Telemann's The Frogs.

****1

Lise Davidsen’s exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

Eleanor Knight, 13th June

The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend.

*****

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Benedikt Zacher

Benedikt hat in München Musik und Jura studiert und dann an der LSE einen MSc in Global Market Economics erworben. Er spielt nach wie vor regelmäßig und begeistert Kammermusik, vorzugsweise als Geiger oder Bratscher im Streichquartett. Benedikt liebt jede Art klassischer Musik, und zwar besonders Kammermusik mit Streichern, Klavier, gerne auch mit Gesang, Orchesterkonzerte und schließlich die Oper.