Vinegar, marimbas and trolls in Oslo

By Jack Dhainaut, 15 September 2016

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“trolls get up to a lot more than fauns of an afternoon!”

Reviewed at Oslo University: Aula, Oslo on 14 September 2016

Mæland, Vinaigre

Skomsvoll, Dsjåkåccåråckå

Wollny, Prélude à l'après-midi des Trolls

Sjøforsvarets musikkorps

Ingar Bergby, Conductor

Eirik Raude, Percussion

Det Norske Blåseensemble

Geir Lysne, Conductor

Michael Wollny, Piano

Christian Weber, Double Bass

Anna Geniushene impresses Singapore in early Chopin and Brahms

Chang Tou Liang, 14th June

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

****1

Lise Davidsen's exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

Eleanor Knight, 13th June

The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend.

*****

Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair

Simon Thompson, 12th June

The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.

*****

Branca’s Hallucination City: 100 electric guitars at Lincoln Center

Kurt Gottschalk, 12th June

The plugged-in six-string is the sound of New York City and Branca’s Symphony no. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 guitars and drums is revived at Lincoln Center.

*****

Andrey Boreyko and Maximilian Hornung make Sydney Symphony debuts

Zoltán Szabó, 12th June

An unusual combination of 20th-century Russian masterworks herald debut appearances by both conductor and soloist in Sydney.

****1

Sun and moon delight in Roxanna Panufnik's new double concerto

Peter Connors, 11th June

The world premiere of Lunar Solar, Roxanna Panufnik's concerto for oboe, cor anglais and orchestra proves a memorable centrepiece in the RLPO's concert also including symphonies by Weber and Haydn

****1

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Jack Dhainaut

Having studied foreign languages and literature at King’s College, Cambridge and the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Jack is currently teaching English and French in a small but lovely village in deepest Catalonia, where he is one of two tenors in the local choir. A double bassist and erstwhile clarinettist, his musical interests range from the symphonies of Shostakovich to the Catalan Nova Canço.

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