It's Peter Again!

By Kristina Powers, 16 October 2010

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Reviewed at College of DuPage: McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn on 2 October 2010

Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, Op.67

Verdi, La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny): Overture

Wagner, Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod

Sibelius, Finlandia, symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.26

Brahms, Academic Festival Overture, Op.80

New Philharmonic Orchestra

Kirk Muspratt, Conductor

Gustavo Gimeno and the TSO give Beethoven’s Ninth the grand treatment

John Gilks, 11th June

Gustavo Gimeno and the TSO give a performance that’s both carefully thought out and very grand, aided by excellent soloists and the huge Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.

****1

Pappano and the LSO’s Mahler 5: less than the sum of its parts

David Karlin, 11th June

In a mismatched pairing of Elgar and Mahler, the London Symphony Orchestra produce immaculate instrumental sound quality, but is that enough?

***11

Sir Simon Rattle and the OAE make Berlioz sound radically new

Andrew Larkin, 11th June

Simon Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment deliver a revelatory all-Berlioz programme, crowned by a sensational Symphonie Fantastique of rare clarity, colour and imagination.

*****

YNS, Met Orchestra and Bruckner challenge and reward at Carnegie Hall

David Wolfson, 11th June

Battling short attention spans, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra delivers a riveting performance of Bruckner 8 in their summer series at Carnegie Hall.

****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

An uneven star portrait: Orliński and Biel at the Konzerthaus

Chanda VanderHart, 11th June

The Polish countertenor's recital trades on his gifts as a musician and his superstar persona, sometimes to an uneasy effect

***11

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Kristina Powers

Kristina is a Liberal Arts major at Lewis University in Illinois and an experienced musician with a passion for historically informed performance practice. A violinist since the age of six, she plays several instruments, sings soprano, is continuing her musical education and performs at local venues.