Suntory Hall hosts the Vienna Philharmonic in exceptional times

By Nahoko Gotoh, 12 November 2020

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“velvety strings and mellow brass sounded unmistakably Viennese rather than Russian”

Reviewed at Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Tokyo on 10 November 2020

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Young Juliet

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Masks

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Romeo at Juliet's Tomb

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.16

Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74

Valery Gergiev, Conductor

Denis Matsuev, Piano

Vienna Philharmonic

Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle

Chanda VanderHart, 17th April

Less a symphony, more a force of nature, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a turbulent, yet spacious reading of Mahler's Ninth Symphony in the Musikverein.

****1

Shared language and living history: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Phil

Chanda VanderHart, 19th March

Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman and the Vienna Philharmonic meet in repertoire they know intimately, illuminating it through mutual understanding.

*****

Vienna Philharmonic closes Carnegie residency

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st March

Andris Nelsons pairs Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra with Sibelius’ Second Symphony to conclude the Vienna Philharmonic's latest Carnegie Hall residency.

****1

Contemplation and exuberance: Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 28th February

Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the New York premiere of a solemn, modernist work paired with two high-spirited symphonies from the 18th and 19th centuries.

****1

A vanished Old World with the Vienna Philharmonic in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 20th January

A Vienna Philharmonic evening conjures a vanished world: Strauss’ muscular drama and intimate humour, Haydn’s inward gravity and a graceful waltz to close.

****1

The Vienna Philharmonic explores Central Europe with Jakub Hrůša

Chanda VanderHart, 11th December

At the Konzerthaus, the Vienna Philharmonic travels across the Austrian borders with Jakub Hrůša into the varied sound worlds of Hungary, Bohemia and Moravia.

****1

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.

A heartfelt Pathétique as Suntory Hall hosts the Vienna Philharmonic in exceptional times