Milano Musica presents music by Morton Feldman in an art gallery

By James Imam, 05 November 2013

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Reviewed at Gallerie d'Italia, Milan on 2 November 2013

Ives, Sonata no. 4, for violin and piano, "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting"

Feldman, Extension 1, for violin and piano

Cage, Nocturne for violin and piano

Wolpe, Form, for piano

Feldman, Spring of Chosroes, for violin and piano

Carter, Rhapsodic Musings, for violin

Crumb, Four Nocturnes "Night Music II"

Francesco D'Orazio, Violin

Giampaolo Nuti, Piano

Francesco D'Orazio plays a masterful recital in Cleveland

Timothy Robson, 9th December

D'Orazio proved in a program that included Berio's Sequenza VIII why he is a leading exponent of contemporary violin composition.

****1

Electrifying Oedipus Rex at the Proms

Paul Kilbey, 7th August

An impressive performance of Oedipus Rex under Sakari Oramo, demonstrating that his rapport with his new orchestra has grown rapidly.

***11

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 10th May

Sitting low on the piano stool and with his head gently bobbing from side to side, this is music to listen to on repeat.

****1

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.