Hrůša, Grimaud and the Bamberg Symphony dazzle at Carnegie Hall

Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony in Carnegie Hall

Hélène Grimaud

Jakub Hrůša conducts the Bamberg Symphony

By Susan Stempleski, 27 April 2024

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“made the abundantly nostalgic and wistful music sound completely fresh”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 24 April 2024

Wagner, Lohengrin: prelude to Act 1

Brahms, Symphony no. 3 in F major, Op.90

Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54

Wagner, Tannhäuser: Overture

Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 18 in D major

Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 21 in E minor

Jakub Hrůša, Conductor

Hélène Grimaud, Piano

Bamberg Symphony

Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony with Bomsori Kim in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 1st June

Tradition reborn with thrilling clarity: Jakub Hrůša’s Bambergers light up Seoul: Wagner’s shimmering overture, Bomsori Kim’s impassioned Bruch, and a lucid yet explosive Beethoven Seventh.

****1

Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony bring Brahms and Dvořák to Edinburgh

Roy Westbrook, 7th August

Brahms and Dvořák were colleagues, rivals and friends... and the Bamberg Symphony can lay claim to both.

****1

Hrůša and the Bambergers find the measure of the Mahlerian universe

Tristan Labouret, 16th January

Visiting the Philharmonie de Paris, the Bavarian orchestra and their chief conductor deliver a legendary Mahler 9.

*****

Dancing with history: Bamberg Symphony at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 21st September

The Bamberg Symphony returns to its roots with Jakub Hrůša conducting high-energy gems from the Czech repertoire.

****1

Daniel Harding and the Bamberg Symphony give Schumann his due

Cameron Kelsall, 4th March

Despite extraordinary legato singing and transparent text work, Christian Gerharer offered an oddly mannered interpretation of the Rückert-Lieder.

***11

Not full of drama but full of life: Blomstedt's Bruckner 8 in Bamberg

Alexander Hall, 13th November

Nothing for doomsters and gloomsters here in this performance of Bruckner's majestic Eighth, turning intimations of mortality into a celebration of life itself.

*****

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Jakub Hrůša, Hélène Grimaud and the Bamberg Symphony dazzle at Carnegie Hall