Julian Rachlin thrills in Tchaikovsky's concerto in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 06 October 2017

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Reviewed at L'Auditori: Sala Pau Casals, Barcelona on 30 September 2017

Beethoven, Egmont, Op.84: Overture

Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35

Beethoven, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55

Julian Rachlin, Violin

Kazushi Ono, Conductor

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia

Haydn, Sor and Mozart return live in Barcelona

Laurence Vittes, 8th July

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto started out naively impetuous, quick, breathless as if on the way to an assignation

****1

Ono/OBC: Compelling Respighi and Bartók, disappointing Brahms

David Karlin, 5th October

It's a game of two halves in Barcelona from Kazushi Ono and the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya.

***11

Turandot in Tokyo: A bold reimagining of the ending

Nahoko Gotoh, 18th July

Alex Ollé focuses in the princess's trauma to provide a back story for Puccini’s problematic last opera; Eri Nakamura captivates the New National Theatre audience.

****1

Zimmermann's Bach and Schumann stand out in Barcelona

Pep Gorgori, 15th December

This season, the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC) is turning its eyes towards Bach, whilst at the same time programming the usual great symphonic repertoire, as well as contemporary composers. Here, Kazushi Ono gathered a Bach concerto (transcribed for violin), a rarely-performed work by Schumann and Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra.

***11

Bach dressed by other composers in Barcelona

Pep Gorgori, 28th April

Bach presented in various orchestral transcriptions made for a powerful, entertaining evening in Barcelona.

****1

An Eastern European odyssey: Capuçon plays Dvořák

Jack Dhainaut, 12th March

Barcelona's L'Auditori was taken on a journey of contrasts, via Parra and Prokofiev, that unsettled as much as it delighted.

****1

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Pep Gorgori

Journalist and musicologist with an MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy, Goldsmiths (University of London). Pep Gorgori was born and lives in Barcelona after having worked for several years in Madrid and London. Johann Sebastian Bach, audience development, organ music, and Enric Granados and his generation occupy most part of his time. You can learn more about him by visiting him here.