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

Yuja Wang with the Mahler CO: between lyricism and volatility

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st May

Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra frame Chopin’s E minor concerto with two Prokofiev works, the First Symphony and Second Piano Concerto.

****1

Eric Lu brings scintillating Chopin to Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 1st May

A world premiere by Wang Chenwei, familiar Chopin and a rare outing for Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta make for satisfying fare in Jahcun Wong’s Singapore Symphony programme.

****1

Elim Chan and TSO reign supreme in Shostakovich’s Ninth

Michelle Assay, 30th April

After a Rachmaninov concerto that resembles a harangue, an uneven Toronto Symphony programme comes into focus with a sharply characterised Shostakovich Ninth.

***11

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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.

Flawed and thrilling: graindelavoix at the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht