A compelling concert from the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 08 May 2023

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“like having a super-charged stallion which responds at the merest touch”

Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 7 May 2023

Mozart, Symphony no. 1 in E flat major, K16

Gluck, Telemaco, ossia L'isola di Circe (Recitative and Aria of Circe)

Haydn, Symphony no. 28 in A major

Telemann, Ino, dramatic cantata, TWV 20:41

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Christina Landshamer, Soprano

Venetian splendour in Berlin: a heartfelt New Year’s celebration

Mengguang Huang, 1st January

Cavalli’s Messa concertata and Venetian polychoral masterpieces shine in Berlin’s Philharmonie, with a heartfelt, immersive New Year’s experience of ritual grandeur and warmth.

*****

Spinning the Wheel of Fortune: Vivaldi's Il Giustino in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 20th November

A new production of Vivaldi's Byzantine opera Il Giustino charms Berlin, thanks to René Jacobs' exemplary conducting and a top-level cast led by Christophe Dumaux.

****1

A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland

Andrew Larkin, 7th September

Fine singing all round, sensitive continuo musicianship and dramatic action make for a thoroughly enjoyable Return of Ulysses by Monteverdi.

****1

A heavy crown: austere Monteverdi at the Staatsoper

Hugo Shirley, 13th December

The Staatsoper's new L'incoronazione di Poppea is serious, intelligent but short on fire.

***11

Silver threads and golden needles

Mark Thomas, 29th June

Isabelle Faust joined the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in finely honed performances of Bach violin concertos and a rarely performed version of an orchestral suite.

****1

AKAMUS struggles with Bach in Barcelona

Pep Gorgori, 11th May

Clemens Flick (harpsichord) and Christoph Huntgeburth (flute) gave an impressive performance as soloists, while the orchestra wasn’t able to play as well as expected.

**111

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.