Flawed and thrilling: graindelavoix in Utrecht

By Rosemary Carlton-Willis, 08 September 2014

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Reviewed at TivoliVredenburg: Grote Zaal, Utrecht on 6 September 2014

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Graindelavoix

Rosemary Carlton-Willis, 19th December

Vocal ensemble graindelavoix give an electrifying account of 15th century Cypriot music at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

*****

Le feu sous cloche : Graindelavoix aux Rencontres de Vézelay

Tristan Labouret, 23rd August

Aux Rencontres musicales de Vézelay, l'ensemble Graindelavoix s'attaque à la reconstitution d'un office consacré à saint Antoine, pour un résultat d'ensemble peu convaincant.

**111

Graindelavoix dans les ténèbres : marathon Gesualdo à Royaumont

Tristan Labouret, 6th October

Au festival de Royaumont, l'ensemble Graindelavoix s'est lancé dans l'interprétation des trois cycles des Offices des ténèbres, de Carlo Gesualdo. Une performance de théâtre sacré dans un cadre exceptionnel.

****1

Anna Geniushene impresses Singapore in early Chopin and Brahms

Chang Tou Liang, 14th June

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

****1

Lise Davidsen's exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

Eleanor Knight, 13th June

The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend.

*****

Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair

Simon Thompson, 12th June

The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.

*****

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Rosemary Carlton-Willis

Rosemary Carlton-Willis is a soprano based in the Netherlands. She has one masters degree in Music (Historical Performance) from the University of York, and a second in Singing from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where she studied in both the Classical and Early Music departments. She has worked for the York Early Music Festival, the National Centre for Early Music and the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall.

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