Radek Baborák and friends shine in Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden

Radek Baborák and Yoko Kikuchi

Atrium String Quartet, Nobuaki Fukukawa and Radek Baborák

Hitoshi Imai, Naoki Ishiyama, Nobuaki Fukukawa and Radek Baborák

By Nahoko Gotoh, 20 June 2022

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“Baborák demonstrated how the horn can be a sensitive chamber music instrument”

Reviewed at Suntory Hall: Blue Rose (Small Hall), Tokyo on 18 June 2022

Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme - chorale prelude in E Flat Major, BWV645 (Horn and Piano)

Mozart, Violin Sonata in E minor, K304 (K300c) (Horn and Piano)

Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op.73

Glière, Pieces, op. 35 no. 7 "Valse triste”

Beethoven, Sextet in E flat major, Op.81b

Debussy, 3 Chansons de Charles d'Orleans

Françaix, Notturno e Divertimento

Bruckner, Andante (arr. M. Höltzel)

Radek Baborák, French horn

Yoko Kikuchi, Piano

Atrium String Quartet

Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Violin

Anton Ilyunin, Violin

Dmitry Pitulko, Viola

Anna Gorelova, Cello

Nobuaki Fukukawa, French horn

Hitoshi Imai, French horn

Naoki Ishiyama, French horn

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Cameron Kelsall, 3rd May

The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

****1

Subtle magic: Zubin Mehta’s celebrates his 90th birthday in Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 3rd May

Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the Staatsoper Berlin.

*****

BBC Philharmonic’s bold but unbalanced Stravinsky and Adams

Leighton Jones, 1st May

Balance issues mar an otherwise compelling programme from John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

***11

Yuja Wang with the Mahler CO: between lyricism and volatility

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st May

Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra frame Chopin’s E minor concerto with two Prokofiev works, the First Symphony and Second Piano Concerto.

****1

Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony

Clare Varney, 1st May

At the Konzerthaus Dortmund, Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO are joined by Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin to plunge into the depths of despair in Bernstein’s melancholic The Age of Anxiety.

***11

Eric Lu brings scintillating Chopin to Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 1st May

A world premiere by Wang Chenwei, familiar Chopin and a rare outing for Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta make for satisfying fare in Jahcun Wong’s Singapore Symphony programme.

****1

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.