Dark Prokofiev and Shostakovich from Nelsons

By Marc Kalf, 01 April 2017

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 29 March 2017

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.16

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 11 in G minor "The Year 1905", Op.103

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

Yefim Bronfman, Piano

Chailly makes a highly anticipated return to the Royal Concertgebouw

Max Lima, 4th March

Joined by two of the Netherlands' finest choirs, Riccardo Chailly conducts a Prokofiev double bill: the Fourth Symphony, a first for the orchestra, paired with the cantata Alexander Nevsky.

*****

Rafael Payare makes an unconvincing Royal Concertgebouw debut

Clare Varney, 19th February

Frank Peter Zimmermann joins the orchestra to bring Frank Martin’s seldom heard Violin Concerto back to the Netherlands.

***11

Jaap van Zweden, Dutch wanderer, rejoins the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Clare Varney, 21st January

Leonidas Kavakos joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for an evening of Hollywood glamour and lush Romantacism.

*****

Paavo Järvi and Beatrice Rana at the Concertgebouw

Antonio D'Amato, 9th October

An evening of contrasts at the Concertgebouw, where Beatrice Rana’s poised Beethoven meets Paavo Järvi’s clear-eyed Sibelius in a thoughtful performance with moments of genuine resonance.

***11

Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 2nd October

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra puts Persian music centre stage with the Dutch premiere of Tehran-based composer Golfam Khayam's I am a tale not to be told.

*****

Dramatic French flair from Thibaudet, Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 17th September

Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s astonishing technical prowess in Saint-Saëns’ Fifth Piano Concerto entrances Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

****1

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Marc Kalf

Marc is an engineer, but most of all a passionate lover of music, of all centuries. He plays French Horn himself (as amateur) and attends many concerts each year. He lives near Amsterdam so the Concertgebouw is more or less his 2nd home. Writing about music is slowly becoming as interesting as experiencing the music itself. His musical education is based on many years of exploring music, his passion wants him to discover again and again lost treasures.

Dark Prokofiev and Shostakovich from Yefim Bronfman and Andris Nelsons at the Concertgebouw