Hope, tragedy and redemption: the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at Royal Festival Hall

By David Karlin, 18 May 2014

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“I don’t think I’ve ever felt such exhilaration flowing through orchestra, soloists and chorus”

Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 17 May 2014

Beethoven, Fidelio, Op.72: Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!

Dallapiccola, Il prigioniero (Opera in 1 act)

Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125 (Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato)

Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125 (Presto - Allegro assai)

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor

Louis Otey, Baritone

Stuart Skelton, Tenor

Ángeles Blancas Gulín, Soprano

Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Soprano

Andrea Baker, Mezzo-soprano

Carlo Putelli, Tenor

Antonio Pirozzi, Bass

Yunchan Lim, Daniel Harding and the Santa Cecilia in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 4th December

Daniel Harding and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia choose proportion over spectacle as their Asian tour reaches Seoul.

****1

Sir Antonio Pappano returns to Santa Cecilia for Mozart and Bruckner

Pia Maltri, 30th October

Now Director Emeritus of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the rarely heard Mass in F minor by Anton Bruckner.

****1

Lorenzo Viotti conducts the death and rebirth of Spring in music

Alissa Balocco, 8th February

The Swiss conductor returns to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, presenting a triptych of pieces by Schumann, Debussy and Zemlinsky inspired by the season of renewal.

****1

Bereft blues as the Santa Cecilia and Hrůša play at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 18th May

Lackluster Gershwin undercuts an otherwise impressive outing by Jakub Hrůša and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

****1

Kirill Gerstein: a Mozartian master with the Santa Cecilia

Alissa Balocco, 25th January

The pianist enchants the audience with Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, conducted by Leonidas Kavakos.

***11

Pappano and Levit take the Santa Cecilia on an incredible journey

Alissa Balocco, 2nd November

Levit offers impeccable Beethoven, while Pappano enchants the Rome audience with Cherubini and Sibelius.

****1

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.