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Dramatic French flair from Thibaudet, Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw

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“totally convincing and certainly unique”
Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 17 September 2025
Thorvaldsdottir, Archora (Netherlands premiere)
Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, "Egyptian," Op.103
Chopin, Nocturne no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.9 no.1
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Klaus Mäkelä, Conductor
Chailly makes a highly anticipated return to the Royal Concertgebouw
*****
Rafael Payare makes an unconvincing Royal Concertgebouw debut
***11
Jaap van Zweden, Dutch wanderer, rejoins the Concertgebouw Orchestra
*****
Paavo Järvi and Beatrice Rana at the Concertgebouw
***11
Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw
*****
Magical stillness from the Royal Concertgebouw and Mäkelä at the Proms
****1
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