Tausendsassa Lahav Shani und das Israel Philharmonic in Lugano

By Thomas Schacher, 26 January 2025

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“eine musikalische Sternstunde”

Reviewed at LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura: Sala Teatro, Lugano on 23 January 2025

Mussorgsky, Khovanshchina: Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"

Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, Op.102

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Lahav Shani, Piano, Conductor

Israel Philharmonic makes long awaited Elbphilharmonie debut

Mengguang Huang, 3rd November

The Israel Philharmonic’s debut at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie showcases Lahav Shani’s elegant precision, Martin Fröst’s vivid virtuosity and Paul Ben-Haim’s rare symphonic voice, culminating in radiant musical unity.

****1

Lahav Shani and the Israel Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 16th October

From Bernstein’s private elegy to Tchaikovsky’s tempered affirmation, the Israel Philharmonic offers an evening of reflection, discipline and quiet radiance.

****1

Lahav Shani leads the Israel Philharmonic back to Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th November

After a three-years hiatus, the orchestra returns to New York, with violinist Gil Shaham playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto before an assured Prokofiev Fifth Symphony.

****1

Russian fire and French nightmare in Jūrmala

Roy Westbrook, 25th August

One of the great performances of a concerto which gets so many performances.

****1

Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic in Jūrmala

Roy Westbrook, 24th August

Jan Lisiecki's leap-in with the Israel Philharmonic offers extra spontaneity in Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto.

*****

A cursory Mahler 3 from Zubin Mehta and the IPO

Vishnu Bachani, 8th November

In a work as complex and multifaceted as Mahler’s Third, plumbing the depths of the music is not a trivial task. Mehta and his orchestra shone in moments but not uniformly across the symphony.

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Thomas Schacher

Thomas Schacher hat an den Universitäten Zürich und Hamburg Musikwissenschaft und Germanistik studiert. Seine Dissertation behandelt die Idee des Dramatischen bei Hector Berlioz. Zudem absolvierte er an der Musikhochschule Zürich eine Ausbildung in Orgel, Klavier und Chorleitung. Er hat im künstlerischen, wissenschaftlichen, journalistischen und pädagogischen Sektor gearbeitet. Während sieben Jahren war er Assistent am Musikwissenschaftlichen Institut der Uni Bern. Während 25 Jahren, bis zum Sommer 2022, hat er als freier journalistischer Mitarbeiter für das Feuilleton der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung geschrieben. Parallel dazu kam die Arbeit mit einem Kirchen- und einem Konzertchor.

Tausendsassa Lahav Shani und das Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Lugano