Lisiecki brings New Year's Eve sparkle to Wrocław

By Jonathan Sutherland, 04 January 2017

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“Despite his youth, Lisiecki brought remarkable maturity to the concerto”

Reviewed at National Forum of Music: Main Hall, Wrocław on 31 December 2016

Szymanowski, Concert Overture in E major, Op.12

Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16

Chopin, Nocturne in C sharp minor, "Lento Con Gran Espressione", Op. posth, B 49

Dvořák, Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op.95

Strauss I, Radetzky March, Op.228

Daniel Raiskin, Conductor

Jan Lisiecki, Piano

NFM Wrocław Philharmonic

Radulović's Barber the highlight at NFM Wrocław

David Karlin, 18th May

Eiji Oue doesn't quite convince in Bernstein and Copland, but Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto proves a winner.

***11

L’Enfance du Christ au berceau de Berlioz à La Côte-Saint-André

Irma Foletti, 30th August

Pas d'opéra cette année au Festival Berlioz mais l'oratorio du compositeur éponyme, bien servi par les forces polonaises des chœur et orchestre du NFM de Wrocław placées sous la direction de Paul McCreesh.

****1

Czech Janáček Philharmonic lift Cadogan Hall’s roof in Shostakovich

Roy Westbrook, 18th February

The Czech orchesta and Daniel Raiskin bring Janáček from Ostrava, along with evergreen Bruch and a noisy Shostakovich Tenth Symphony.

****1

Tchaikovsky's Fifth provides sumptuous feast in Hong Kong

Dr. Anton D. Luiten, 21st August

Structurally intricate and riddled with personal undercurrents, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5 was handled with a deft touch by conductor Daniel Raiskin.

***11

Oboe concertos from Gvantseladze and the Belgrade Philharmonic

Peter Connors, 6th December

Giya Kancheli's stunning oboe concerto Childhood Revisited was given as a tribute to the memory of the recently deceased composer in an intriguing and enjoyable concert.

****1

Andrey Baranov's powerful Shostakovich with the Belgrade Philharmonic

Peter Connors, 1st November

Andrey Baranov's stunning performance of Shostakovich's harrowing Violin concerto no. 1 with Daniel Raiskin and the Belgrade Philharmonic overshadowed the other items in the programme.

****1

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Jonathan Sutherland

Jonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.

Jan Lisiecki brings New Year's Eve sparkle to Wrocław