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.

*****

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Expressive 18th-century music from the Belgrade Philharmonic

Peter Connors, 8th May

Julien Chauvin leads the Belgrade Philharmonic in spirited performances of varied music by CPE Bach and Haydn, with local star flautist Ana Kaličanin Radivojević as soloist.

****1

Edward Gardner: quietly impressive in Chicago

Graham Meyer, 7th May

Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs with the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato teem with subtle brilliances.

*****

From a ‘classical‘ symphony to Götterdämmerung in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 7th May

Franz Welser-Möst leads a program reflective of the artistic threads that have defined his Cleveland tenure: Prokofiev, contemporary Austrian music and Wagner.

****1

Classical grace and Romantic eloquence from the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 7th May

The contrasting delights of Schumann, Brahms and Dvořák are powerfully evoked in performances of charm, eloquence and high drama from the Philharmonia, continuing the orchestra’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

****1

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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