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Brooding darkness and brilliance: the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast

By Judith Wiemers, 28 May 2017

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Reviewed at Ulster Hall, Belfast on 26 May 2017

Shostakovich, Festive Overture in A major for orchestra, Op.96

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73

Schumann, Kinderszenen: Träumerei (Reverie), Op.15 no.7

Prokofiev, Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, Op.100

Sir Stephen Hough, Piano

Ulster Orchestra

Rafael Payare, Conductor

Exquisite Mozart from Steven Osborne with the Ulster Orchestra

Leighton Jones, 14th February

Championing British musicm the Ulster Orchestra also performs a seldom heard work by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

***11

Peter Moore shines in Joe Chindamo’s trombone concerto in Belfast

Leighton Jones, 18th October

Bernstein, Chindamo and Rachmaninov bring an evening of jazz-inspired music from the streets of New York to a deeply personal Russian symphony.

***11

Suganandarajah and Collins delight in Weber at Belfast’s Ulster Hall

Leighton Jones, 26th January

Leslie Suganandarajah brings an evening of classical elegance with the Ulster Orchestra, while Michael Collins shines in a rarely performed concerto.

****1

Conductor Mihhail Gerts impresses in Belfast

Leighton Jones, 1st December

Mihhail Gerts and Vadym Kholodenko delight in Bartók, while the Ulster Orchestra’s playing pleases in two five-movement symphonic works.

****1

Rustioni brings a magical spell to Ulster Orchestra’s season opener

Leighton Jones, 22nd September

Daniele Rustioni conducts a programme of orchestral favourites and a concerto rarity featuring cellist Alban Gerhardt.

*****

The stars shine brightly in Northern Ireland Opera’s Tosca

Leighton Jones, 16th September

In NIO's annual opera production at the Belfast Grand Opera House, Cameron Menzies directs Puccini's Tosca.

****1

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Judith Wiemers

A graduate of Universität zu Köln, Judith is currently undertaking a Phd in Music at Queen’s University Belfast, where she investigates German film musicals from the 1930s. She is passionate about opera, choral singing and Irish fiddle music, and thoroughly enjoys writing about all aspects of music.