Sleepless in Gateshead: Lars Vogt's lively Goldbergs

By Jane Shuttleworth, 21 September 2017

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“As is essential for Bach, the music never stopped dancing”

Reviewed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead on 20 September 2017

Schubert, Four Impromptus, D.899

Bach, Goldberg Variations, BWV988

Lars Vogt, Piano

Passion and joy from Lars Vogt and Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Chris Garlick, 26th April

An all-Schumann programme at the Philharmonie de Paris, pairing the Second Symphony with his popular Piano Concerto.

****1

The show goes on as the Tonhalle Orchestra launches its new season

Sarah Batschelet, 23rd September

The Tonhalle Orchester Zürich premieres its 2020 concert season with a work by Composer-in-Residence, Arvo Pärt, and a spirited Beethoven concerto, with Lars Vogt at the piano.

****1

Binge-listening: a bumper Beethoven Weekender at the Barbican

Mark Pullinger, 1st February

Nine symphonies, five orchestras, two days: an immersive weekend as part of the Barbican's Beethoven 250 coverage featuring some of the UK's finest orchestras.

Royal Northern Sinfonia’s central European romance

Jane Shuttleworth, 11th October

Royal Northern Sinfonia and Lars Vogt take us on a joyful dance through central Europe in the company of Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Dvořák.

****1

Royal Northern Sinfonia struggles to find its Russian soul

Jane Shuttleworth, 14th September

Opening their season with an all-Russian programme, Royal Northern Sinfonia ventured beyond the standard chamber orchestra repertoire, with patchy results.

**111

Chains of influence: Brahms and Handel from RNS

Jane Shuttleworth, 15th February

An excellent choice of programming, with Royal Northern Sinfonia and Lars Vogt performing Handel and Brahms, but disappointing in its execution.

***11

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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