Vasily Petrenko and the EUYO in 20th Century symphonic rarities

By Chris Garlick, 06 August 2014

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 5 August 2014

Berio, Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43

London Voices

European Union Youth Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko, Conductor

Exciting but inconsistent playing from the EUYO at Carnegie Hall

Cameron Kelsall, 6th August

Under Iván Fischer's direction, Mahler's First Symphony is notable more for bombastic passion than subtle artistry.

***11

Strong contrasts from Honeck and the EUYO at the Elphi

Alexander Hall, 17th August

No summer hols for the European Union Youth Orchestra as they tour European lands. With Benjamin Grosvenor as soloist and Manfred Honeck at the helm, they take on MacMillan, Prokofiev and Shostakovich in Hamburg's iconic hall.

***11

Buzzing energy from Vasily Petrenko, Jess Gillam and the EUYO

Alexander Hall, 21st August

Vasily Petrenko unleashes powerful and poetic sounds in Sibelius' Second Symphony and Jess Gillam dazzles in one of Michael Nyman's works while the European Union Youth Orchestra shows off its remarkable qualities.

*****

Eloquence and elegance from the EUYO, Noseda and Cho

Alexander Hall, 19th August

The European Union Youth Orchestra confirms its exceptional quality in Zubel and Tchaikovsky. In Chopin, Seong-Jin Cho shows why he is a rising star of distinction.

****1

EUYO triumphs in Bolzano

Jane Shuttleworth, 19th August

An inspiring sight in a troubled year: a hundred young Europeans coming together in the European Union Youth Orchestra celebrating music and friendship.

****1

Noseda conducts Verdi and Mahler in Ravello

Lorenzo Fiorito, 27th August

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the EUYO at the Ravello Festival, in an unusual pairing of Verdi and Mahler.

****1

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.