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Hannu Lintu and the Netherlands Philharmonic wrestle for the soul of Shostakovich

Hannu Lintu conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
© Melle Meivogel
Marc Bouchkov, Hannu Lintu and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
© Melle Meivogel
Hannu Lintu demonstrating
© Melle Meivogel
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“the pain that rose from every impenetrable stillness rose into a carpet of screams”
Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 4 June 2023
Penderecki, Threnody "For the Victims of Hiroshima"
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Ysaÿe, Violin Sonata no. 5 in G major Op.27 no.5: Danse rustique
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47
Marc Bouchkov, Violin
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, Conductor
Stikhina and Clayton shine in DNO's uneven Maid of Orleans
***11
Bats! Die Fledermaus is a fabulous flight of fantasy at DNO
*****
A Puccini hat-trick: Barrie Kosky directs Il trittico in Amsterdam
*****
Oedipus Rex and Antigone a double triumph for DNO and DNB
*****
A Dance to the Music of Time: Der Rosenkavalier returns to DNO
****1
Marc Albrecht returns to Amsterdam with a Humperdinck rarity
****1
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