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INTERVIEW
“Bruckner, the progressive": 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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CologneGürzenich Orchestra: Gala Concert at the Opening of the Season
Brahms, Lalo, Reger
Gürzenich Orchestra; François-Xavier Roth; Bonian Tian
CologneKammerkonzert: Schumann / Bernstein / Dohnanyi
Schumann C., Bernstein, Dohnányi
Gürzenich Orchestra; Dylan Naylor; Toshiko Tamayo; Maria Scheid; Georg Heimbach
CologneGürzenich Orchestra: Symphony Concert 1
Mahler: Symphony no. 3 in D minor
Gürzenich Orchestra; Walter Nussbaum; Sara Mingardo; Schola Heidelberg; Mädchen und Knaben des Kölner Domchores; Eberhard Metternich
CologneGürzenich Orchestra: Symphony Concert 2
Wagner, Schumann, Schubert
Gürzenich Orchestra; Philipp von Steinaecker; Camilla Tilling; Martin Mitterrutzner; Stephan Genz
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An evening of high drama in Amsterdam
Spanning a compositional date range of approximately 50 years, Francois-Xavier Roth and his well-drilled Gurzenich delivered a highly enjoyable evening of music by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven.
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.