Improvisation Week at the Music University of Freiburg: Happy Birthday, John!

By Nicholas Reed, 05 November 2012

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Reviewed at Hochschule für Musik: Großer Saal, Freiburg, Freiburg on 31 October 2012

Programme to include:

Cage, Music for Carillon

Ligeti, Harmonies

Freiburger Schlagzeug Ensemble

Gunda Gottschalk, Violin, Viola

Johannes Lang, Harpsichord

Martin Schmeding, Organ

Cesar Masano, Piano

Hannah Seebauer, Clarinet

Raphael Lott, Piano

Wencheng Lee, Percussion

Russian Spring: Elder and the Hallé reunite in glorious style

Leighton Jones, 7th May

The music of Glinka, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky fills Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with mystery, intrigue and jollity.

****1

Classical grace and Romantic eloquence from the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 7th May

The contrasting delights of Schumann, Brahms and Dvořák are powerfully evoked in performances of charm, eloquence and high drama from the Philharmonia, continuing the orchestra’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

****1

Spacious Prokofiev from Seong-Jin Cho and the Munich Philharmonic

SangKwon Lee, 6th May

Seong-Jin Cho’s premise in Prokofiev is compelling – to reconcile Russian gravitational attack and monumental construction with clarity, colour and contrapuntal legibility.

***11

Marc-André Hamelin surveys two centuries of piano sonatas

Sam Jacobson, 5th May

From Haydn and Beethoven to Weinberg and Rachmaninov, Marc-André Hamelin reveals the piano sonata as a form of breadth, flexibility and expressive power.

****1

Subtle magic: Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday in Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 3rd May

Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the Staatsoper Berlin.

*****

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Cameron Kelsall, 3rd May

The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

****1

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Nicholas Reed

British percussionist Nicholas Reed studied at the Royal College of Music, London and the Paris Conservatoire. A Royal Philharmonic Society award enabled him to complete his studies in Freiburg, Germany where he now resides. Specialising in the performance of contemporary music he has performed extensively around the world.