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SingaporeSibelius and Wagner
Sibelius, Wagner
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen; Singapore Symphony Chorus; Singapore Symphony Youth Choir; Johanna Rusanen; Eudenice Palaruan
StockholmWagner’s Ring without Words
Wagner: Der ring Ohne Worte
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen
BarcelonaWagner – Strauss
Strauss R., Wagner
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Pietari Inkinen; Saskia Giorgini
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Excellent playing, but lacklustre conducting in Sydney
The Sydney Symphony, temporarily rehoused in the ornate Victorian style Town Hall, plays grandiose Wagner and safe Stravinsky.
Mahler's Third struggles to coalesce in Cadogan Hall
Pietari Inkinen conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's monumental Third Symphony.
Japan Philharmonic sounds world class under Inkinen
I’ve heard the Japan Philharmonic on several occasions in the past, but this was the first time with Inkinen, and the difference was startling. In previous encounters with this orchestra I noted a rather bright, at times even glaring sound. No longer. Inkinen has instilled instead a generously warm, even, glowing sonority and depth of sound that one hears in Europe’s finest ensembles.
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra makes a rare visit to London
Disciplined playing from the Japan Philharmonic brought mixed rewards in a programme that inspired only fitfully.
Master masons: Holten’s Meistersinger comes to Melbourne
Having offered a strong feminist reading of Wagner's Ring, could Kasper Holten do the same again for Die Meistersinger? Opera Australia's co-production had moments of excellence, but ultimately left the viewer with more questions than answers
Inkinen’s finely-wrought Russian landscapes
A pair of Soviet Cold War classics featured in Pietari Inkinen's Budapest debut at Müpa.
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Cosmopolitan new season from Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
With a remarkably extensive season featuring a slew of major guests, and the cream of Japanese classical music talent, the TMSO has an uncanny ability to switch between musical styles on a dime.