Exciting but inconsistent playing from the EUYO at Carnegie Hall

Iván Fischer conducts the European Union Youth Orchestra

Iván Fischer

Isata Kanneh-Mason and the European Union Youth Orchestra

By Cameron Kelsall, 07 August 2024

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“the hefty sound Fischer drew here added a real sense of jollity to the Scherzo”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 6 August 2024

Clyne, Masquerade

Dohnányi, Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op.25

Gershwin, The Man I Love

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

Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano

European Union Youth Orchestra

Iván Fischer, Conductor

Strong contrasts from Honeck and the EUYO at the Elphi

Alexander Hall, 17th August

No summer hols for the European Union Youth Orchestra as they tour European lands. With Benjamin Grosvenor as soloist and Manfred Honeck at the helm, they take on MacMillan, Prokofiev and Shostakovich in Hamburg's iconic hall.

***11

Buzzing energy from Vasily Petrenko, Jess Gillam and the EUYO

Alexander Hall, 21st August

Vasily Petrenko unleashes powerful and poetic sounds in Sibelius' Second Symphony and Jess Gillam dazzles in one of Michael Nyman's works while the European Union Youth Orchestra shows off its remarkable qualities.

*****

Eloquence and elegance from the EUYO, Noseda and Cho

Alexander Hall, 19th August

The European Union Youth Orchestra confirms its exceptional quality in Zubel and Tchaikovsky. In Chopin, Seong-Jin Cho shows why he is a rising star of distinction.

****1

EUYO triumphs in Bolzano

Jane Shuttleworth, 19th August

An inspiring sight in a troubled year: a hundred young Europeans coming together in the European Union Youth Orchestra celebrating music and friendship.

****1

Noseda conducts Verdi and Mahler in Ravello

Lorenzo Fiorito, 27th August

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the EUYO at the Ravello Festival, in an unusual pairing of Verdi and Mahler.

****1

Vasily Petrenko and the EUYO in 20th Century symphonic rarities

Chris Garlick, 5th August

One Prom + two oddball 20th century symphonies = a strangely satisfying experience, especially when in the hands of a youth orchestra, evidently open to the technical challenges and quirkiness of this relatively rare concert material.

****1

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.