Mutter and her Virtuosi dazzle in Toronto, but fail to inspire

By Catherine Kustanczy, 22 November 2014

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Reviewed at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto on 21 November 2014

Mendelssohn, String Octet in E flat major, Op.20

Vivaldi, The Four Seasons (Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione), Op.8 no. 1-4

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin

Canellakis, Mutter and the LPO at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 24th February

Anne-Sophie Mutter’s commanding presence meet the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s exceptional adaptability, yielding a concert that balances tradition-steeped authority with modern transparency, rhythmic vitality and the orchestra’s own electrifying spontaneity.

****1

Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan return to the BBC Proms

Asher Rubenstein, 11th August

Marking 25 years of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim returns to the Proms with violin legend Anne-Sophie Mutter.

***11

Mutter dazzles in John Williams concerto at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 11th June

Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra continue their European tour, dropping anchor in Hamburg for Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and a John Williams concerto written for the star German violinist.

***11

Perfect pairs: Stravinsky with Thomas Adès and Anne-Sophie Mutter

Roy Westbrook, 30th May

What fills a large London concert hall? It could be time for a rethink.

*****

A mixed Mutter-Williams collaboration with the LPO

Susannah Moody, 13th January

John Williams' Violin Concerto composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter misses the mark in the LPO's night at the movies.

***11

Depth and Assimilation: Mutter and Nelsons at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 11th August

With the audience increasingly familiar with John Williams' Second Violin Concerto, its architecture and emotion become much clearer than at its 2021 premiere.

****1

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Catherine Kustanczy

Catherine is a freelance arts journalist. She has worked in Dublin, London, Toronto, and New York City, in a variety of capacities for film, TV, radio, and digital. She has been part of cultural panels on CBC Radio, the Canadian Opera Company, HufPost Live, and television. Find her at @catekustanczy.