Voices from the East: a musical marathon with a gripping finish

Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Karabits in discussion with Tom Service

The Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Valeriy Sokolov, Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

By Peter Quantrill, 20 May 2024

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“there is every reason to believe in ‘Voices from the East’ as a tale without a final chapter”

Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 19 May 2024

Ali-Zadeh, Fairy Tales

Nurymov, Symphony no. 2

Garayev, Seven Beauties: Suite

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Karabits, Conductor

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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 19 May 2024

Kancheli, Styx

Terterian, Symphony no. 3

Valeriy Sokolov, Viola

Bournemouth Symphony Chorus

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Karabits, Conductor

Harutyun Chkolyan, Duduk, Zurna

Karen Sirakanyan, Duduk, Zurna

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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 19 May 2024

de Hartmann, The Scarlet Flower Suite

Korsun, Terricone

Lyatoshynsky, Symphony no. 4 in B flat minor, Op. 63

Silvestrov, Farewell Serenade

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Karabits, Conductor

Ning Feng’s Korngold is not quite a “Hollywood hit” in Poole

David Truslove, 26th November

Sian Edwards takes the helm of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Britten, Korngold and Dvořák, with mixed results.

***11

A Prom of two halves: Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth SO

Leighton Jones, 20th July

The BSO play a trio of 20th-century greats — Ravel and Shostakovich both taking inspiration from the age of jazz, while Walton’s First Symphony provides contrast.

***11

Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

David Karlin, 20th June

A fine singing cast gives creditable performances in Johann Stauss II's most famous operetta, but Paul Curran's updating of Act 2 to 1930s Berlin takes the fizz out of the Champagne.

***11

Alena Baeva delivers transcendent Berg at The Anvil

David Truslove, 25th January

Polished playing and inspirational performances in Basingstoke that underline the exciting relationship between Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

*****

The Rake's Progress at The Grange: richly entertaining

David Karlin, 23rd June

Singing performances are excellent, the staging is well crafted and Stravinsky's eclectic score entertains from start to finish. But it's an evening's opera that doesn't touch the soul.

****1

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra head to “London Town”

David Truslove, 21st February

An evening of two halves, each demonstrating different facets of conductor, soloist and orchestra in performances of Brahms and Vaughan Williams.

****1

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Peter Quantrill

Peter Quantrill is a regular contributor to Gramophone, The Strad and other journals. Recent programme notes have been published by the Salzburg and Edinburgh festivals, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Ballet. He also writes about music and musicians for many record labels including Eloquence, Delphian, Signum, Danacord and Brilliant Classics. Once unplugged from his hi-fi, he can generally be found in a London concert hall or at the cricket, and he tweets (sporadically) @PeterQuantrill.

Voices from the East: Karabits leads a musical marathon with a gripping finish