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StockholmMahler's Symphony no. 5
Gubaidulina, Thorvaldsdottir, Mahler
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Rafael Payare
LondonDreamers and Adventurers
Strauss R., Berlioz
Philharmonia Orchestra; Rafael Payare; Alisa Weilerstein
BerlinLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Rafael Payare; Lindy Hume; Staatsoper Berlin; Dan Potra; Carl-Friedrich Oberle; Dmitry Korchak; Aida Garifullina
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A triple bill makes musical explosives in Zurich
From the podium, Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare’s fine direction and unmitigated athleticism were part and parcel of the excitement.
Laughter returns to Seville: a sparkling Barbiere revival
Cast changes and a revival director who sharpens up the action make all the difference to this revival of Rossini's *Barber of Seville* in Glyndebourne's opening weekend.
A mostly solemn Good Friday in Belfast
Mozart’s early youthful 29th Symphony felt rather misplaced in this otherwise solemn concert from Rafael Payare, Ulster Orchestra and the Belfast Philharmonic Choir.
Nature versus humanity with the Ulster Orchestra
Reaching the climax of his exploration of Shostakovich’s “war symphonies”, Rafael Payare and the Ulster Orchestra pit Strauss’ epic tone-poem against the colossal “Leningrad” Symphony.
Veronika Eberle gives Belfast a night to remember
Widmann, Mendelssohn and Beethoven draw a full house to the Ulster Hall. Rafael Payare leads the Ulster Orchestra confidently, but Veronika Eberle steals the show.
