Auckland Philharmonia's Last Songs a mixed bag

By Simon Holden, 09 May 2013

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Reviewed at Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall, Auckland on 2 May 2013

Zemlinsky, Sinfonietta, Op.23

Strauss R., Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)

Schubert, Symphony no. 9 in C major, "The Great", D.944

Jun Märkl, Conductor

Measha Brueggergosman, Soprano

Residentie Orkest has a new story to tell at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 24th August

Artist-in-Residence Bomsori Kim joins Jun Märkl for a new chapter in the history of the Residentie Orkest, The Hague.

***11

Power and personality: Buniatishvili, Märkl, the Taiwan Philharmonic

Alexander Hall, 9th April

Khatia Buniatishvili may divide opinion, but for sheer visceral excitement she's hard to beat. Jun Märkl on tour with the Taiwan Philharmonic at Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie impresses in milder ways.

****1

Kam Ning headlines an enjoyable evening of Mendelssohn in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 21st October

The internationally acclaimed violinist returns to her hometown with an intimate performance of the composer's Violin Concerto, which was paired with a spirited reading of his "Italian" Symphony.

****1

Märkl leads a first-rate Daphnis et Chloé in Atlanta

William E Ford, 13th October

Jun Märkl excels in an all-French program entitled “Vive la France”.

****1

A powerful El amor brujo in Atlanta

William E Ford, 2nd November

The Atlanta Symphony and guest conductor Jun Märkl spin a spell with Falla's El amor brujo, with soprano Catalina Cuervo.

***11

Rachmaninov's for the public of tomorrow at TivoliVredenburg

Olga de Kort, 3rd December

Neither Rachmaninov's music nor the precision and perfection of the performance lose any of their power, vigor, brilliance and magic with a change from the traditional concert perspective.

****1

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Simon Holden

Simon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at irishenceaway.blogspot.com.