Israel Camerata on tour in Australia

By Zoltán Szabó, 20 September 2016

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Reviewed at City Recital Hall, Sydney on 18 September 2016

Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104

Kopytman, Beyond All This

Haydn, Symphony No. 85 in B flat major "La Reine"

Israel Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra

Zvi Plesser, Cello

Avner Biron, Conductor

Impérial, Sunwook Kim ouvre le cycle Brahms aux Champs-Elysées

Alain Lompech, 14th October

Le jeune pianiste impose une présence faite d'une plénitude pianistique et spirituelle qui confirment ses premiers prix aux Concours Clara-Haskil et de Leeds.

*****

An end-of-term Mahler 6 from the Hallé in Manchester

Rohan Shotton, 28th May

Kahchun Wong conducts The Hallé in Mahler's epic Sixth Symphony, although directorial idiosyncrasies sometimes get in the way of the music.

***11

Václav Luks and the OAE deliver operatic scale in Haydn's Creation

Nick Boston, 27th May

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Václav Luks are joined by their own choir and strong soloists for a fresh and colourful performance of Haydn's Die Schöpfung.

****1

Mallwitz and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin conquer Mahler's Fifth

Mengguang Huang, 27th May

At the Elbphilharmonie, Joana Mallwitz treats Mahler's Fifth as an argument to be won, and she knows exactly how it will end.

****1

Lost for words: Asmik Grigorian excels at Wigmore Hall

Roy Westbrook, 26th May

A first half of vocalises gives way to all Strauss after the interval as the Lithuanian superstar soprano helps Wigmore Hall celebrate its 125th anniversary.

****1

A self-congratulatory Cecilia Bartoli show at Salzburg Whitsun

Laura Servidei, 24th May

This year’s Salzburg Whitsun Festival gala, Ciao, bella ciao, features Cecilia Bartoli in a highly personalised musical programme structured as an autobiographical journey, unfolding as a blend of concert and self-portrait.

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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Polished, if not inspiring: the Israel Camerata on tour in Australia