Impressive Elgar and Rachmaninov from Thomas and the Delaware Symphony

By Phillip Nones, 19 January 2020

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“soloist and orchestra seemed to be at one, conveying a quiet intensity that was spellbinding”

Reviewed at The Grand, Wilmington on 17 January 2020

Borodin, Prince Igor: Overture

Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

Rachmaninov, Symphony no. 1 in D minor, Op.13

Casals, El cant dels Ocells (Song of the Birds) (Encore)

Delaware Symphony

David Amado, Conductor

Camille Thomas, Cello

Camille Thomas charms in Dvořák's Cello Concerto

Andrew Larkin, 29th November

Patrik Ringborg and the National Symphony Orchestra deliver a stirring Tchaikovsky Fifth Symphony.

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Women in the driving seat at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 16th December

Alondra de la Parra and Camille Thomas, together with the Hamburg Philharmonic, refute suggestions that there could be a gender gap in the world of music-making.

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Camille Thomas y Julien Brocal: exquisito recital de chelo y piano

Francisco Martínez Ramos, 15th June

La relación entre Chopin y Franchomme articuló el programa de un recital fantástico para piano y violonchelo.

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Beethoven célébré par un quatuor d'une incroyable vitalité à Bellerive

Jean Landras, 1st September

Alexandra Conunova, Camille Thomas, Shani Diluka et Finghin Collins ont enchanté, en solo, duo et trio, les auditeurs venus profiter d'un splendide programme beethovénien dans un cadre charmeur.

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Camille Thomas et les touches tchèques de la musique

Jean Landras, 6th January

Placé sous le signe des célébrations du centenaire de l'indépendance du pays, le festival « Les touches tchèques de la musique » s'est achevé ce dimanche sur un concert mettant à l'honneur la violoncelliste Camille Thomas.

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Camille Thomas, Fazıl Say et l'OCP : triomphe collectif

Julien Hanck, 3rd April

Hier soir, l’Orchestre de Chambre de Paris s’est trouvé de bien beaux partenaires... Rarement un concert aura montré à ce point que la musique est mouvement, action dramatique et souffle vital !

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Phillip Nones

Phillip Nones studied piano from age six, also playing percussion in educational and civic groups before moving to a rural area of the USA in 1990, where performance opportunities were few. Recently he has started performing again, participating in “side-by-side” orchestra performances and playing percussion in the World Doctors' Orchestra. His personal collection of music includes over 5,000 classical albums in all formats (CDs, LPs, 78s), plus downloads. In his professional life, he heads up a marketing communications firm in the state of Maryland. He blogs about the French composer Florent Schmitt here.

Impressive Elgar and Rachmaninov from Camille Thomas and the Delaware Symphony