Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts with ensemble Ludwig

By Rosemary Carlton-Willis, 07 April 2014

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 5 April 2014

Nono, Canti di vita e d'amore (Djamila Boupachà)

Haydn, Symphony no. 49 in F minor "La Passione"

Stravinsky, The Rake's Progress: No word from Tom... I go to him

Mozart, Aria for Soprano, "Vado, ma dove? -- oh Dei!", K583

Mozart, Aria for Soprano, "Un moto di gioia mi sento", K579

Mozart, Recitative and Aria for Soprano, "Misera, dove son!", K369

Stravinsky, Danses Concertantes

Ludwig Ensemble

Barbara Hannigan, Soprano, Conductor

Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Peter Quantrill, 5th March

At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness

****1

Barbara Hannigan surveys American voices with The Cleveland Orchestra

Sam Jacobson, 14th February

Works by Crumb, Ruggles, Barber and Gershwin offer four distinct ideas of what American music can sound like in Barbara Hannigan’s explorative Cleveland Orchestra program.

***11

Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 2nd October

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra puts Persian music centre stage with the Dutch premiere of Tehran-based composer Golfam Khayam's I am a tale not to be told.

*****

Pearls of great price polished by Rattle and the LSO

Peter Quantrill, 9th January

High contrasts of light and darkness make a special event in Boulez, Benjamin and Brahms at the Barbican.

*****

Barbara Hannigan beguiles in Philadelphia recital

Cameron Kelsall, 10th December

The Canadian soprano and her accomplished accompanist, Bertrand Chamayou, offer a thoughtful and eclectic program of Messiaen, Scriabin and John Zorn.

*****

Krzysztof Warlikowski’s spellbinding double bill a success in Naples

Lorenzo Fiorito, 24th May

Strong performances from Elīna Garanča, Barbara Hannigan and John Relyea plus innovative stage direction make for a standout production.

*****

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Rosemary Carlton-Willis

Rosemary Carlton-Willis is a soprano based in the Netherlands. She has one masters degree in Music (Historical Performance) from the University of York, and a second in Singing from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where she studied in both the Classical and Early Music departments. She has worked for the York Early Music Festival, the National Centre for Early Music and the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall.