Alexandre Bloch bids a fond farewell to Orchestre National de Lille

Alexandre Bloch

Noa Wildschut

Alexandre Bloch conducts the Orchestre National de Lille in the Concertgebouw

By Clare Varney, 12 July 2024

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“the full-bodied, Germanic sound from this French orchestra was exciting”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 10 July 2024

Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture

Bruch, Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op.26

Piazzolla, Tango Etude no.3

Brahms, Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68

Elgar, Salut d'Amour (Liebesgruss) for violin and piano, Op.12

Noa Wildschut, Violin

Orchestre National de Lille

Alexandre Bloch, Conductor

Aušrinė Stundytė magnetic in Lille’s Makropulos Case

David Karlin, 5th February

Kornél Mundruczó brings the characters to life in Janáček’s drama of eternal youth; the brilliance of Dennis Russell Davies and the Orchestre National de Lille come close to overwhelming the proceedings.

****1

A dramatic Fantastique from the Orchestre National de Lille

Clare Varney, 16th July

New Chief Conductor Joshua Weilerstein brings the ONL to Amsterdam's Concertgebouw for a programme including Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, featuring Edgar Moreau.

****1

A shimmering kaleidoscope of sonority from the ONL

Mark Thomas, 29th January

Clarity and colour from Alexandre Bloch and the Orchestre National de Lille in Debussy and Ravel, with an elegant and majestic Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto from Eric Lu.

****1

L'ONL et Weilerstein entre deux mondes au Festival de Pâques d'Aix

Pierre Michel, 28th March

Entre le vieux monde de Brahms et celui des années 1930 de Barber et Barraine, le cœur des interprètes a balancé, laissant in fine une impression mitigée.

***11

Un Faust diablement captivant à l’Opéra-Comique

Pierre Michel, 21st June

Une mise en scène ingénieuse et subtile signée Denis Podalydès du « théâtre total » de cette version originale de Faust, avec une distribution emmenée par un Jérôme Boutillier irrésistible.

*****

« Le passé n’est jamais mort » : l’ONL à la Philharmonie

Chloë Rouge, 17th March

Avec son directeur musical Joshua Weilerstein, la formation lilloise a livré un programme poignant qui associait Un survivant de Varsovie de Schönberg et la Symphonie n° 13 « Babi Yar » de Chostakovitch.

****1

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Clare Varney

Clare is a freelance writer and music critic from the UK, currently living in the Netherlands where she writes about Music, Food and Culture. Clare is a passionate musician, having learnt the violin and piano from an early age. When not at her laptop writing, she spends her time nurturing the next generation of brass players, all from her Dutch kitchen in the sky. Read more at The Spidy Editor.

Alexandre Bloch bids a fond farewell to the Orchestre National de Lille