La Douce France in Amsterdam

By Renée Reitsma, 25 July 2011

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 22 July 2011

Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Saint-Saëns, Violin Concerto no. 3 in B minor, Op.61

Franck, Symphony in D minor, Op.48

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Pascal Rophé, Conductor

Yossif Ivanov, Violin

Belgium offers Paris a night of music and royalty

Leopold Tobisch, 31st October

As I made my way to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, a mass of photographers and guests dressed in their evening best waited eagerly by the front doors. Alas, this reception was not for me, but rather for the Prince and Princess of Belgium, the evening’s guests and the very reason behind the concert.

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Gergely Madaras à Bozar : Strauss et Mahler ne s’envolent pas

Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 27th September

Après Quatre derniers lieder de Strauss bien trop terre à terre, Gergely Madaras et l'Orchestre de Liège ne sauvent la Quatrième symphonie de Mahler que dans ses dernières minutes, avec l'arrivée de Chen Reiss.

**111

The Ultimate Romantic: BBCSSO uncovers Lélio, a Berlioz rarity

David Smythe, 17th February

BBCSSO’s contributes to Berlioz – The Ultimate Romantic with a swaggering Waverley Overture, Dramatic Death of Cleopatra and an intriguing performance of Lélio, or what happened after Symphonie Fantastique.

****1

Extravagant impressions: homage to Dutilleux

Simon Cummings, 27th January

Pascal Rophé, Elizabeth Atherton and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales celebrate Dutilleux’s centenary year with five contemporary works associated with the composer

****1

Orchestral colours aplenty in Paris

David Karlin, 29th March

A fascinating sneak preview of Pascal Dusapin's new opera Penthesilea forms the centrepiece of a fine performance by the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire.

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Au cœur de l’imaginaire de Luca Francesconi avec l’EIC

Chloë Rouge, 26th March

Pour les 70 ans du compositeur italien, l'EIC et Pascal Rophé ont livré un concert-marathon qui a dessiné les contours d’une œuvre versatile, habitée par la question du geste et de la rupture.

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Renée Reitsma

Renée lives in Essex and is a PhD student in Philosophy. She loves all sorts of classical and non-classical music, but has a particular love for Dmitri Shostakovich. She is in charge of the Heavy Symphonic playlist at Dutch classical music site 24classics and blogs here.