Sublime Mahler and Penderecki: The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bristol

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 26 February 2013

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Reviewed at Bristol Beacon: Beacon Hall, Bristol on 24 February 2013

Bernstein, Candide: Overture

Penderecki, Polish Requiem: Chaconne

Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, Op.102

Mahler, Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jacek Kaspszyk, Conductor

Noriko Ogawa, Piano

Marin Alsop conducts Skrowaczewski, Panufnik and Prokofiev in Katowice

Linda Holt, 8th March

Marin Alsop conducts the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in colorful repertoire including a concerto by Stanisław Skrowaczewski.

****1

A celebratory platter of Polish music in the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 10th September

The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich and soloist Szymon Nehring serve up works by four Polish composers in celebration of the centenary of Poland regaining its national independence.

***11

A Requiem to soothe troubled souls at NOSPR in Katowice

David Karlin, 17th May

Debussy's early cantata is played with verve by NOSPR but exposes its composer's inexperience; Mansurian's memorial to genocide shows off the exceptional musicianship of the RIAS Kammerchor.

***11

Mystery and melancholy, but missing the madness

Jonathan Sutherland, 11th May

A stellar performance of Mahler’s cosmic Third symphony reinforces the reputation of Katowice as a bone fide member of the premier European music league.

***11

Zimerman / Polish National Radio Symphony at MITO

James Imam, 21st September

The all-Polish roster of Krystian Zimerman and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra displayed consummate artistry in a tenebrous programme of Lutosławski and Brahms.

****1

L'Orchestre de la radio polonaise en digne ambassadeur à Bruxelles

Patrice Lieberman, 25th March

Dans un concert qui est allé crescendo, l’Orchestre symphonique national de la radio polonaise et sa cheffe Marin Alsop ont mis en lumière leur répertoire dans la capitale européenne.

***11

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.