With a fine Oslo Philharmonic, Yuja Wang wows the Proms

Yuja Wang and the Oslo Philharmonic

The Oslo Philharmonic

Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic

By David Karlin, 13 August 2022

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“leave aside the minimalist dress and the maximalist heels – this was pianism of the very finest.”

Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 12 August 2022

Sibelius, Tapiola

Liszt, Piano Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, S 124

Sgambati, Mélodie (transcribed from Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice)

Horowitz, Carmen Variations

Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40

Strauss II, Ritter Pázmán: Csárdás

Yuja Wang, Piano

Oslo Philharmonic

Klaus Mäkelä, Conductor

Virtuosity and volume: Oslo Phil plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

Chanda VanderHart, 22nd January

Batiashvili’s account of the Tchaikovsky concerto confirms why she remains one of the most compelling violinists of her generation.

***11

Batiashvili, Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 18th January

A last-minute programme change doubles Batiashvili’s Tchaikovsky at the Elbphilharmonie, but repetition is transformed into fresh revelation.

****1

A high Klaus operation: Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic

David Karlin, 23rd October

In their home concert hall under their Chief Conductor, the Oslo Philharmonic produce a high quality performance of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.

****1

Superstar performances from Yuja Wang and Klaus Mäkelä in Edinburgh

David Smythe, 22nd August

Yuja Wang plays both Ravel piano concertos with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Edinburgh International Festival.

*****

Mäkelä leads his Oslo troops in a gripping Shostakovich 5

Mark Pullinger, 25th May

Leif Ove Andsnes joins the Oslo Philharmonic in dynamic Rachmaninov before high-energy Shostakovich closes the season.

****1

Majestic swans in flight close Mäkelä's Sibelius cycle in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 23rd May

The grand finale of the Oslo Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle at the Wiener Konzerthaus ends with a grand finale – the famous Swan Hymn of the Fifth Symphony.

*****

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Yuja Wang wows the BBC Proms audience, with strong support from the Oslo Philharmonic