« The orchestra tackled the bright passages beautifully: the glorious and majestic “Sunrise”, with all sections of the orchestra in full blast; palpable exhilaration in “On the Summit” and vivid depiction of nature’s forces in “Thunder and Storm, Descent”. »
we meet the conductor
Interview with François-Xavier Roth
Ahead of Gürzenich Orchestra's live stream on 3rd October, we caught up with Chief Conductor François-Xavier Roth.
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CologneSymphony Concert 10
Wagner, Höller, Zimmermann
Gürzenich Orchestra; François-Xavier Roth; Tabea Zimmermann
CologneLob der Torheit
Stravinsky, Zimmermann, Poulenc
Gürzenich Orchestra; Paul Krämer; Anna Herbst; Patrick Grahl; Sebastian Seitz; Kartäuserkantorei Köln
CologneConcert in the Cologne Cathedral
Feldman, Streich
Gürzenich Orchestra; François-Xavier Roth; Laura Aikin; Vokalensemble Kölner Dom
CologneSymphony Concert 11
Rimsky-Korsakov, Taneyev, Rachmaninov
Gürzenich Orchestra; Petr Fiala; Anna Samuil; Dmytro Popov; Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn; Dmitri Kitayenko
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A conceptually bold Manon at Oper Köln
This production fell just short of brilliance but showed how relevant and thought-provoking opera as an art form can be when tapping into today's headline debates.
An effectively unsettling The Emperor of Atlantis at Oper Köln
Though straightforward in concept, Oper Köln's production of the one-act opera written in the Theresienstadt concentration camp brought the opera's profound themes to the surface in an excellently sung performance.
Oper Köln's delightful Orpheus enraptures all ages
Oper Köln’s Orpheus in the Underworld proved age accessibility must not sacrifice humour and musical integrity. The tight ensemble piece was superbly acted and well-sung throughout.
Tripping the light fantastic in Köln
François-Xavier Roth conducts sparkling, refreshing accounts of Debussy, Schumann and Strauss in the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln season-opening gala.
