An Arvo Pärt premiere stops time in a 2,000-year-old temple

By Kurt Gottschalk, 02 November 2021

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“timeless, no more modern than Bach, the conventions of the centuries mere ornamentation”

Reviewed at Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Temple of Dendur, New York City on 31 October 2021

Pärt, Fratres

Pärt, Vater Unser

Pärt, The Deer's Cry

Pärt, Silouan's Song

Pärt, Salve Regina

Pärt, Summa

Pärt, O Holy Father Nicholas

Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Pärt, Da pacem Domine

Michelle Ross, Violin

Eric Brenner, Countertenor

Schola Cantorum

Artefact Ensemble

Benedict Sheehan, Conductor

Experiential Orchestra

James Blachly, Conductor

Anna Geniushene impresses Singapore in early Chopin and Brahms

Chang Tou Liang, 14th June

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

****1

Lise Davidsen’s exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

Eleanor Knight, 13th June

The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend.

*****

Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair

Simon Thompson, 12th June

The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.

*****

Andrey Boreyko and Maximilian Hornung make Sydney Symphony debuts

Zoltán Szabó, 12th June

An unusual combination of 20th-century Russian masterworks herald debut appearances by both conductor and soloist in Sydney.

****1

Branca’s Hallucination City: 100 electric guitars at Lincoln Center

Kurt Gottschalk, 12th June

The plugged-in six-string is the sound of New York City and Branca’s Symphony no. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 guitars and drums is revived at Lincoln Center.

*****

Sun and moon delight in Roxanna Panufnik's new double concerto

Peter Connors, 11th June

The world premiere of Lunar Solar, Roxanna Panufnik's concerto for oboe, cor anglais and orchestra proves a memorable centrepiece in the RLPO's concert also including symphonies by Weber and Haydn

****1

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.