Japan Philharmonic sounds world class under Inkinen

By Robert Markow, 29 April 2019

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“The percussion section contributes significantly to the fascinatingly evanescent sonorities”

Reviewed at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama on 27 April 2019

Rautavaara, In the Beginning

Takemitsu, To The Edge of Dream

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36

Sibelius, Valse triste, Op.44 no.1

Kaori Muraji, Guitar

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

Pietari Inkinen, Conductor

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra makes a rare visit to London

David Truslove, 12th April

Disciplined playing from the Japan Philharmonic brought mixed rewards in a programme that inspired only fitfully.

****1

Big surprises from the Japan Philharmonic

Robert Markow, 25th November

A sensational young Japanese violinist and a sensational, little-known Fifth Symphony brought high approval ratings from the audience at a Japan Philharmonic, all-Russian concert last Friday.

****1

Excellent playing, but lacklustre conducting in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 19th February

The Sydney Symphony, temporarily rehoused in the ornate Victorian style Town Hall, plays grandiose Wagner and safe Stravinsky.

***11

Mahler's Third struggles to coalesce in Cadogan Hall

Mark Valencia, 12th November

Pietari Inkinen conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's monumental Third Symphony.

***11

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra makes a rare visit to London

David Truslove, 12th April

Disciplined playing from the Japan Philharmonic brought mixed rewards in a programme that inspired only fitfully.

****1

Master masons: Holten’s Meistersinger comes to Melbourne

David Larkin, 17th November

Having offered a strong feminist reading of Wagner's Ring, could Kasper Holten do the same again for Die Meistersinger? Opera Australia's co-production had moments of excellence, but ultimately left the viewer with more questions than answers

***11

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Robert Markow

Formerly a horn player in the Montreal Symphony, Robert Markow now writes programme notes for that orchestra and for many other musical organizations. He taught at Montreal’s McGill University for many years, has led music tours to several countries, and has written for numerous leading classical music journals.

Under Inkinen's baton, the Japan Philharmonic sounds world class