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Intelligent and heartfelt opening to the Oslo Philharmonic tour

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“an admirable palette of colours, matching thundering power with easy elegance in the softer moments”
Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 7 March 2016
Grieg, Lyric Pieces: March of the trolls, Op.54 no.3
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op.18
Mahler, Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor
Oslo Philharmonic
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Simon Trpčeski, Piano
Virtuosity and volume: Oslo Phil plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich
***11
Batiashvili, Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic in Hamburg
****1
A high Klaus operation: Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic
****1
Superstar performances from Yuja Wang and Klaus Mäkelä in Edinburgh
*****
Mäkelä leads his Oslo troops in a gripping Shostakovich 5
****1
With a fine Oslo Philharmonic, Yuja Wang wows the Proms
****1
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