Boy, Wolf and Elephant in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 04 January 2016

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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 3 January 2016

Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, Op.67

Poulenc, L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant, FP 129

Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra

Michael Zukernik, Conductor

Joel Basman, Narrator

Deftiges und Erhabenes

Rolf Kyburz, 27th December

Zum Jahresende boten die Musiker mit Orffs Carmina burana und Beethovens Neunter gleich zwei Reißer im Repertroire.

***11

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Era-defining string sound in the Liverpool Phil’s Mahler 9

Rohan Shotton, 10th May

Domingo Hindoyan nears his five-year anniversary at the RLPO with Mahler's Ninth Symphony.

****1

Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 10th May

Sitting low on the piano stool and with his head gently bobbing from side to side, this is music to listen to on repeat.

****1

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.

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