Fantastic Finnish tango by Kuusisto and Rantala at Robeco Zomerconcerten

By Renée Reitsma, 26 July 2012

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 23 July 2012

Programme to include:

Rantala, Uplift

Bernstein, West Side Story: Maria

Mononen, Tähdet Meren Yllä

Pekka Kuusisto, Violin

Iiro Rantala, Piano

Saraste and the Helsinki Philharmonic in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 22nd November

The Helsinki Philharmonic’s winter visit to Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie offers a vivid portrait of Finnish musical identity at its most compelling.

****1

Musical resilience from Kuusisto and Barruk at the BBC Proms

Nick Boston, 31st August

An eclectic programme including evocative Sámi joiks from and powerful Shostakovich performed from memory by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

****1

From the Pacific Coast to Nordic landscapes at Tanglewood

Edward Sava-Segal, 13th July

Textures, tensions and transformations across musical perspectives imbue the Tanglewood programme Thomas Adès inherited from Esa-Pekka Salonen.

****1

Salonen brings Bryce Dessner's Violin Concerto to the LA Philharmonic

Cameron Kelsall, 4th May

Leading his former orchestra and soloist Pekka Kuusisto, Esa-Pekka Salonen bookends his San Francisco commission with two crowd-pleasers from the standard repertory.

****1

Kuusisto and Crawford-Phillips bring New Dimensions to SCO

David Smythe, 14th March

Pekka Kuusisto and Simon Crawford-Phillips lead the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a musical arc featuring works by Britten, Adès, Andres, Beamish and Haydn.

****1

Kuusisto and the SCO in Anna Clyne and Helen Grime premieres

David Smythe, 14th March

Pekka Kuusisto and the SCO burst with energy in UK premieres from Anna Clyne and Helen Grime with soprano Ruby Hughes.

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Renée Reitsma

Renée lives in Essex and is a PhD student in Philosophy. She loves all sorts of classical and non-classical music, but has a particular love for Dmitri Shostakovich. She is in charge of the Heavy Symphonic playlist at Dutch classical music site 24classics and blogs here.