Power and personality: Buniatishvili, Märkl, the Taiwan Philharmonic

Khatia Buniatishvili, Jun Märkl and the Taiwan Philharmonic

By Alexander Hall, 10 April 2024

Loading, please wait...

See full listing

“the bullets are charged with such velocity that they defeat the naked eye”

Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 9 April 2024

Li, Tao of Meinong

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23

Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C sharp minor, S 244/2 (arr. Horowitz)

Dvořák, Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op.88

Taiwan Philharmonic

Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

Jun Märkl, Conductor

Residentie Orkest has a new story to tell at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 24th August

Artist-in-Residence Bomsori Kim joins Jun Märkl for a new chapter in the history of the Residentie Orkest, The Hague.

***11

Kam Ning headlines an enjoyable evening of Mendelssohn in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 21st October

The internationally acclaimed violinist returns to her hometown with an intimate performance of the composer's Violin Concerto, which was paired with a spirited reading of his "Italian" Symphony.

****1

Märkl leads a first-rate Daphnis et Chloé in Atlanta

William E Ford, 13th October

Jun Märkl excels in an all-French program entitled “Vive la France”.

****1

A powerful El amor brujo in Atlanta

William E Ford, 2nd November

The Atlanta Symphony and guest conductor Jun Märkl spin a spell with Falla's El amor brujo, with soprano Catalina Cuervo.

***11

Rachmaninov's for the public of tomorrow at TivoliVredenburg

Olga de Kort, 3rd December

Neither Rachmaninov's music nor the precision and perfection of the performance lose any of their power, vigor, brilliance and magic with a change from the traditional concert perspective.

****1

Auckland Philharmonia's Last Songs a mixed bag

Simon Holden, 2nd May

The Auckland Philharmonia and conductor Jun Märkl presented “Last Songs”, a programme of late works by Schubert, Richard Strauss and Zemlinsky. We opened with Zemlinsky’s Sinfonietta, a work much admired by Schoenberg and Berg. There is a spiky quality to the music that is reminiscent of Hindemith and Stravinsky, though notably less acerbic than either.

***11

More reviews...

Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.

Power and personality: Khatia Buniatishvili, Jun Märkl and the Taiwan Philharmonic