Orchestre de la Suisse Romande thrills with Neeme Järvi in Birmingham

By Verity Quaite, 24 May 2013

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Reviewed at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 21 May 2013

Pärt, Silhouette, hommage à Gustave Eiffel

Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Neeme Järvi, Conductor

Boris Berezovsky, Piano

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Buniatishvili in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 24th March

Jonathan Nott and the OSR bring surgical precision to Debussy’s vivid sketches, while Khatia Buniatishvili’s Brahms evokes the soulful, improvisational warmth of a pre-war piano legend at the Elbphilharmonie.

****1

Bal Impérial & Boléro: multi-layered work challenges in Geneva

Daniel Pratt, 19th November

The premiere of Bal Impérial by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui challenges and interrogates to great effect in Geneva.

****1

Nott shapes a visceral arc with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

SangKwon Lee, 6th July

Fragmentation to ritual: this was no Rite of Spring of two halves but a single, vast architectural crescendo.

****1

Penthouse decadence for a shattering new Salome in Geneva

Mark Pullinger, 22nd January

The Grand Théâtre de Genève is certainly not risk-averse and Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó controversially translates the action to a penthouse bar in New York.

*****

An arthouse staging for Messiaen's testament of beauty in Geneva

Peter Quantrill, 11th April

Installation art sounds a dissonant note with the sublime harmony of Saint François d’Assise in Adel Abdessemed's creation at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

****1

Justice in Geneva: musically appealing but missing its mark

David Karlin, 22nd January

Director Milos Rau, composer Hèctor Parra and librettist Fiston Mwanza Mujila put the operatic spotlight on the fight for justice after a mining disaster in the DRC, with mixed results.

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Verity Quaite

Having graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music from Cardiff University, Verity is currently studying for an MA in Music, Culture and Politics. With wide and eclectic music tastes, but a particular passion for live performance, Verity reviews mainly in the Cardiff area.