Piazzolla and premières: Argentina meets Latvia

By David Karlin, 13 December 2015

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Reviewed at Spīķeri Concert Hall, Riga on 12 December 2015

Piazzolla, Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Verano Porteña (Summer Buenos Aires)

Gribinčika, Agronomiskais process II

Piazzolla, Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Otoño Porteño (Autumn in Buenos Aires)

Dubra, Les passions de l'automne

Krilova, Mẽness asaras

Piazzolla, Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Invierno Porteño (Winter in Buenos Aires)

Leimane, Silhouettes. Behaviours

Piazzolla, Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Primavera Porteña (Spring in Buenos Aires)

Trio Art-i-Shock

A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

Roy Westbrook, 21st April

Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.

****1

Benedetti ablaze with the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 19th April

As gifts to the Philarmonia's 80th birthday season, Nicola Benedetti gives a barnstorming account of Elgar's Violin Concerto before Cristian Mӑcelaru gets emotionally drained by La Mer.

*****

Nicholas McGegan brings delicacy and elegance to Mendelssohn

Erica Miner, 18th April

The Seattle Symphony offers an enchanting evening immersed in the joy and brilliance of both the young and the mature genius of Felix Mendelssohn.

****1

Picture postcard Spain from the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

Phil Parker, 17th April

Vibrant, colourful music is played with every last ounce of enthusiasm as the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia rounds off its UK tour at Sheffield City Hall.

****1

Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle

Chanda VanderHart, 17th April

Less a symphony, more a force of nature, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a turbulent, yet spacious reading of Mahler's Ninth Symphony in the Musikverein.

****1

Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hallé in Mahler and Vaughan Williams

Leighton Jones, 16th April

Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder provide an apt, if somewhat unexpected, partner to Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

****1

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.