Andris Nelsons conducts splendid Tannhäuser excerpts in Boston

Andris Nelsons and Klaus Florian Vogt

Marina Prudenskaya, Andris Nelsons, Klaus Florian Vogt and Christian Gerhaher

By Ako Imamura, 06 February 2023

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“Gerhaher's impeccable German diction made each and every word come alive”

Reviewed at Symphony Hall, Boston on 4 February 2023

Wagner, Tannhäuser: Overture

Wagner, Tannhäuser: Venusberg music

Wagner, Tannhäuser, Act 3

Amber Wagner, Elisabeth

Klaus Florian Vogt, Tannhäuser

Christian Gerhaher, Wolfram von Eschenbach

Marina Prudenskaya, Mezzo-soprano

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow

Cameron Kelsall, 9th April

In his first New York appearance since the termination of his contract as BSO Music Director, Nelsons courts public sympathy and makes some thrilling music.

***11

Herbert Blomstedt conducts Brahms with the Boston Symphony

Kevin Wells, 5th March

Herbert Blomstedt demonstrates the “singability” of Brahms in his latest appearance with the Boston Symphony, concluding with the autumnal glow of the Fourth Symphony.

*****

An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 11th October

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Symphony Hall, Andris Nelsons returns to the work that opened the venue on 15th October 1900.

***11

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony perform Debussy and Mahler

Kevin Wells, 4th October

Andris Nelsons celebrates Symphony Hall’s 125th anniversary with two works contemporaneous to the hall’s first season: Debussy’s Nocturnes and Mahler’s Symphony no. 4 (both premiered in 1901).

***11

As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood

Cameron Kelsall, 24th August

The season-ending performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony loses its intended conductor but remains enjoyable, if somewhat under-rehearsed.

***11

A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets

Cameron Kelsall, 23rd August

The guest conductor pairs Holst's perennial crowd pleaser with Poulenc's Gloria, a work deeply associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

****1

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

Andris Nelsons conducts splendid Tannhäuser excerpts in Boston with magnificent soloists