The Rotterdam Philharmonic in Ann Arbor

By Brian Wigman, 20 February 2015

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Reviewed at University of Michigan: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor on 19 February 2015

Ravel, Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor

Hélène Grimaud, Piano

Daniel Lozakovich makes his debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Clare Varney, 9th October

Tarmo Peltokoski searches in vain for the harsh brutality in Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.

***11

The real deal: Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Clare Varney, 7th November

Truls Mørk joins Tarmo Peltokoski and the Rotterdam Phil for a deeply emotional reading of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no. 2.

****1

Brahms forges a friendship: Yannick Nezet-Seguin returns to Rotterdam

Eleanor Knight, 2nd May

Musical connections between Brahms, Dvořák and Price as Randall Goosby joins the Rotterdam Philharmonic – both as soloist and orchestral member.

****1

Stylish Mozart and vibrant Prokofiev from the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 9th March

The renowned pianist glows in Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 9, while the rising star conductor impresses in selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

****1

Overcrowding suffocates DNO's Traviata

Eleanor Knight, 27th January

Adela Zaharia is cast as a Violetta for whom the party never stops in this revival of Tatjana Gürbaca's busy staging at Dutch National Opera.

**111

Stars, slapstick and soul: Martha Argerich joins the Rotterdam Phil

Eleanor Knight, 28th September

Soaring choral music precedes the arrival of Martha Argerich for a daredevil account of Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto with RPhO Principal Trumpet, Alex Elia.

*****

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Brian Wigman

Brian Wigman is based in the Detroit Metropolitan Area and enjoys a working relationship as a writer with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has over 15 years of intensive choral experience. In addition to Bachtrack, he also writes CD reviews for ClassicalNet. His interests range from the Classical period to the 21st Century, with a particular emphasis on Beethoven and Brahms.

The Rotterdam Philharmonic brings Ravel and Tchaikovsky to Ann Arbor