Carte blanche for MaNOj Camps

By Thea Derks, 15 January 2015

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Reviewed at Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 14 January 2015

Vivier, Cinq Chansons pour percussion

Vivier, Jesus erbarme dich

Vivier, Journal für vier Solostimmen, gemischten Chor und Schlagzeug

Messiaen, O sacrum convivium!

Dusapin, Umbrae Mortis

Cappella Amsterdam

Manoj Kamps, Conductor

Brazilian-flavoured Rite of Spring opens the Holland Festival

Eleanor Knight, 6th June

Evangelia Kranioti's film reawakens the extraordinary extremity of Stravinksy's original ballet score in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic's performance.

****1

Toxic masculinity in Orchestra of the 18th century's Don Giovanni

Nicolas Nguyen, 15th October

The Orchestra of the 18th Century proves the main asset of a rewarding Don Giovanni at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

***11

Airborne string players and choral wizardry in aus LICHT Part 3

Jenny Camilleri, 2nd June

In the final instalment of aus LICHT, the Helicopter String Quartet lives up to the publicity hype and choirs perform marvellous feats.

****1

Progress thwarted: Stravinsky's Rake at the Elbphilharmonie

Mark Pullinger, 29th May

Despite some fine young voices, a concert staging of The Rake's Progress proves problematic in Hamburg.

***11

Musically superlative Das Floß der Medusa at DNO

Jenny Camilleri, 13th March

Ingo Metzmacher leads a musically formidable performance of Hans Werner Henze’s shipwreck oratorio. Romeo Castellucci’s staging engages the senses but remains emotionally distant.

****1

Paula Murrihy a fantastic Sesto in Concertgebouw Clemenza

Nicolas Nguyen, 18th October

Kenneth Montgomery leads the Orchestra of the 18th Century and a fine team of young soloists in a swift, finely detailed interpretation of La clemenza di Tito.

****1

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English at Groningen University and musicology at Amsterdam University. She graduated with honours in 1996. She was singer/songwriter of the new-wave group Tess. She lectured on modern music in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw from 2003–12, gives pre-concert talks throughout the Netherlands, and is a reporter and programmer for Radio 4, the Dutch classical music station. She recently published a biography on Reinbert de Leeuw that has been well received. www.theaderks.wordpress.com

Cappella Amsterdam: Carte blanche for MaNOj Kamps