Rehnqvist’s stunning Silent Earth premieres at the Concertgebouw

By Rose Dodd, 01 February 2022

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“her orchestration is both unique and breathtaking”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 29 January 2022

Rehnqvist, Silent Earth * (Netherlands premiere)

Abrahamsen, Horn Concerto ^ (Netherlands premiere)

Szymanowski, Stabat mater, Op.53

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

Gijs Leenaars, Conductor

Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)

Frans-Aert Burghgraef, Conductor

Stefan Dohr, French horn

Ewa Tracz, Soprano

Aigul Akhmetshina, Mezzo-soprano

Mark Stone, Baritone

Denève, Lewis and the Netherlands Radio Phil in Utrecht

Laurence Vittes, 23rd January

At TivoliVredenburg’s Grote Zaal: a program of Beethoven, Liszt, and Schumann that, intentionally or not, invited reflection on long-range musical continuity.

***11

Edward Gardner conducts an emotional L'Enfance du Christ in Utrecht

Clare Varney, 19th December

The Netherlands National Radio Choir and National Children's Choir amplify the emotional intensity of Berlioz's L’ Enfance du Christ at TivoliVredenburg.

****1

Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

Elodie Olson-Coons, 27th August

Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy.

****1

Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius

Clare Varney, 13th June

British vocal talent adds some very British glamour to the closing Avrotros Friday concert featuring Elgar's most famous oratorio.

***11

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

Eleanor Knight, 3rd July

Bomsori Kim tackles the dangers of Tchaikovsky's concerto, before Ryan Bancroft and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic hurtle through Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

****1

Brazilian-flavoured Rite of Spring opens the Holland Festival

Eleanor Knight, 6th June

Evangelia Kranioti's film reawakens the extraordinary extremity of Stravinksy's original ballet score in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic's performance.

****1

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Rose Dodd

Amsterdam based composer Rose Dodd as well as writing for TEMPO (UK), seismograf (DK), Positionen (GER) also writes books about contemporary music, most recently on composers Christopher Fox and Louis Andriessen. Since being awarded a Mention at Prix Ars Electronica'99, her own work draws on inspiration found in the current Norwegian scene, combining ambient electronics with quiet focus on instrumental timbre.

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Karin Rehnqvist’s stunning Silent Earth premieres at the Concertgebouw