Playful light and colour from Amsterdam Sinfonietta

By Jane Shuttleworth, 06 June 2018

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“Tabakova’s music is distinctive without being intimidating”

Reviewed at Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul on 5 June 2018

Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV1080 (I-IV)

Bach, Concerto for 2 keyboards and strings in C minor, BWV1060

Tabakova, Concerto for two pianos, percussion and strings, “Together Remember to Dance”

Pärt, Fratres

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, "Serioso", Op.95

Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Candida Thompson, Leader, Violin

Ferhan Önder, Piano

Ferzan Önder, Piano

Through the looking glass: Amsterdam Sinfonietta are a class act

Clare Varney, 12th May

Candida Thompson’s performance of Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel with understated beauty, immaculate phrasing and restrained emotion, steals the show.

****1

Thomas Oliemans in heartfelt chansons at the Concertgebouw

Jenny Camilleri, 7th July

Baritone and pianist Thomas Oliemans demonstrated his love of the French chanson accompanied by the richly layered strings of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

****1

Serenade and sorrow from Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Arcayürek and Klieser

Mark Thomas, 25th March

The impressive Amsterdam Sinfonietta showed lucidity and depth in Britten and Shostakovich, with tenor Ilker Arcayürek and horn player Felix Klieser adding much to the quality.

****1

Rana brings energy and clarity to Bach in Amsterdam

Michael Roddy, 6th April

Ominous Bartók, polished Mozart and energetic Bach, all on a superb musical spring evening in Amsterdam.

****1

Brautigam premieres Beamish’s new Piano Concerto

David Pinedo, 11th March

For the silver jubilee of Ronald Brautigam’s history with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Sally Beamish composed a new piano concerto. Haydn, Mozart, and Elgar complemented the programme.

***11

Magnificent 12 hour Prom closes a reinvigorated Holland Festival

David Pinedo, 20th June

Ruth Mackenzie, Holland Festival’s vivacious and invigorating new director, closed her first edition with a twelve hour Prom, reinventing it as a mini-festival at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

*****

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham

Playful light and colour from the Amsterdam Sinfonietta at the Istanbul Music Festival