Leonine masterpieces from the Malta Philharmonic

By Mark Valencia, 18 March 2019

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“Guy Braunstein has a masterly command of this 45-minute repertoire monster”

Reviewed at Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta on 16 March 2019

Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 6 in D major

Mahler, Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor

Guy Braunstein, Violin

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Michalis Economou, Conductor

Agata Zając, Assistant conductor

The Maltese embrace Austro-German Romanticism in Valletta

Alexander Hall, 26th January

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, with their Dutch-Maltese conductor Lawrence Renes and the British soprano Emma Bell, embrace the cause of Wagner and Bruckner in the heart of the Mediterranean.

***11

A Hero's Life: Malta Philharmonic performs Rachmaninov and Strauss

Dominic Lowe, 27th January

As Valletta celebrates its title as 2018 European Capital of Culture, the Malta Philharmonic gave an enthusiastic national premiere of Strauss' Ein Heldenleben.

****1

Enthusiasm and vitality brings the Malta PO season to a climax

Anthony Hart, 29th May

Schembri and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra brings vitality, enthusiasm and maturity to the final concert of the season.

****1

A Evening of Magic with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Anthony Hart, 7th March

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra revels in magic and the supernatural.

****1

A dream of an evening with the West-Eastern Divan

Mark Pullinger, 18th August

“Let me play the lion too.” I hadn’t associated Daniel Barenboim with Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night’s Dream before, but during Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, I half expected him to leap from his piano stool and play the violin and cello parts too.

*****

A bold opening: Mozart celebrated in Bogotá

Mark Pullinger, 1st April

63 concerts in just four days: a full programme kicked off the “Bogotá is Mozart” festival in style.

***11

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.