Trio Zimmermann at the Edinburgh Festival: Three voices equal one vision

By Jeremy Morris, 15 August 2012

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Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 13 August 2012

Schubert, String Trio in B flat major, D.471

Schoenberg, String Trio, Op.45

Mozart, Divertimento in E flat major, K113

Trio Zimmermann

Von Understadement zu packender Virtuosität

Rolf Kyburz, 13th December

Eine sehr gekonnte, eindrückliche Darbietung, abwechslungsreich, unterhaltsam, virtuos, dabei bewusst nicht auf Hochglanz getrimmt. Eine Bereicherung auch für Leute, welche mit Bachs Original schon sehr vertraut sind!

***11

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 10th May

Sitting low on the piano stool and with his head gently bobbing from side to side, this is music to listen to on repeat.

****1

Era-defining string sound in the Liverpool Phil’s Mahler 9

Rohan Shotton, 10th May

Domingo Hindoyan nears his five-year anniversary at the RLPO with Mahler's Ninth Symphony.

****1

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Jeremy Morris

Former president of Keble College music society, tank commander and head of languages at Scotland's leading independent school, Jeremy lists violin, viola and motor cycles among his principal recreations. He is particularly interested in string chamber music of all periods.