Bachtrack logo
What's on
All eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesCompetitionsFestivals
Reviews
All reviewsConcert reviewsOpera reviewsDance reviews
Articles
All articlesFeaturesInterviewsOpinionPlaylists
News
Video
Video homeAll videoStreamed eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesPublishers
Site
About usContact usLink to usConditions of useCookiesPrivacy
Young artists
Travel
EventsReviewsArticlesVideo

Idiomatic Ives but cursory Tchaikovsky from Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic

By Vishnu Bachani, 25 February 2018
Loading, please wait...
See full listing
Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 25 February 2018
Programme
Ives, Symphony no. 2
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36
Performers
Vienna Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
More Concert reviews
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
Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle
Chanda VanderHart, 17th April
Less a symphony, more a force of nature, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a turbulent, yet spacious reading of Mahler's Ninth Symphony in the Musikverein. 
****1
Shared language and living history: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Phil
Chanda VanderHart, 19th March
Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman and the Vienna Philharmonic meet in repertoire they know intimately, illuminating it through mutual understanding. 
*****
Vienna Philharmonic closes Carnegie residency
Edward Sava-Segal, 1st March
Andris Nelsons pairs Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra with Sibelius’ Second Symphony to conclude the Vienna Philharmonic's latest Carnegie Hall residency. 
****1
Contemplation and exuberance: Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
Susan Stempleski, 28th February

Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the New York premiere of a solemn, modernist work paired with two high-spirited symphonies from the 18th and 19th centuries.

****1
A vanished Old World with the Vienna Philharmonic in Hamburg
Mengguang Huang, 20th January
A Vienna Philharmonic evening conjures a vanished world: Strauss’ muscular drama and intimate humour, Haydn’s inward gravity and a graceful waltz to close.
****1
More reviews...
Read reviews of
Charles IvesGustavo DudamelPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySymphony no. 2Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36Vienna Philharmonic
Related articles
Loading image...
Los Angeles Philharmonic names Anna Handler as Conductor-in-Residence
Loading image...
Mediterranean opulence: Daniel Hope heads a starry line-up for Sea & Music 2026
Loading image...
Bachtrack top ten: Johann Strauss II in Vienna
Loading image...
New York Philharmonic due to perform Ravel world premiere
Vishnu Bachani
Vishnu Bachani
Dividing his time between New York and London, Vishnu Bachani is a recent graduate of New York University in mathematics and music. Interested in tonal music theory and analysis, he has written for The Bruckner Journal and New York Classical Review and has completed analytical research on music ranging from Wagner and Bruckner to Radiohead and Massive Attack, which he regularly posts on his website. Some cherished musicians include J.S. Bach, Gustav Mahler, and Meshuggah.