East meets West: China Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra in Sheffield

By Phil Parker, 16 March 2024

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“like watching a random set of highlights of a sporting fixture instead of the whole match”

Reviewed at Sheffield City Hall: Oval Hall, Sheffield on 14 March 2024

Dun, Crouching Tiger Concerto (excerpts)

Chausson, Poème, for violin and orchestra, Op.25

Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan"

China Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra

DaYe Lin, Conductor

Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Violin

Jiapeng Nie, Cello

Impressive CBSO open the Cheltenham Music Festival

David Truslove, 8th July

Well-honed performances from the CBSO under Andrew Gourlay are enjoyed by a packed Town Hall on the opening night of the festival.

****1

Muscular performances from the Zagreb Philharmonic at the Anvil

David Truslove, 7th April

Mahler and Sibelius own the lion’s share of this Anvil concert in beefy performances that leave a strong, but at times mixed, impression.

***11

Beethoven the winner for Waley-Cohen and Watkins in Exmoor

David Karlin, 9th October

In a concert of three violin sonatas, a disappointing Debussy precedes an interesting piece by Watkins and well-performed Beethoven.

***11

Venus and the Violin: Tamsin Waley-Cohen

Kevin W Ng, 27th January

Unjustly neglected works by Boulanger, Beach, and Clarke shine despite frustratingly inconsistent playing.

**111

Dramatic Shostakovich and tender Tchaikovsky

Katherine Dixson, 13th April

Being the resident band in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Orchestra of the Swan is having a busy time of it right now, in the lead-up to Shakespeare400.

****1

London Bridge Trio and guests in Winchester

David Truslove, 1st May

Mozart and Schubert were performed with superb technical assurance and cool precision as part of the Winchester Chamber Music Festival.

****1

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Phil Parker

Phil is a retired A-level English teacher who is now able to devote his life to things he really wants to do with his time. These include, but are not limited to: writing short fiction (his first collection, Girl with Fan, was published in late 2023), singing, creating programme notes for his choir’s concerts, volunteering, cooking, reading, and attending all home games at his beloved Manchester City. Alongside these is listening to classical music (live, on disc and on the radio), a lifetime’s love of which was sparked at the age of 11 when he discovered Haydn.