Famous sons of famous fathers with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra

Andreas Ottensamer, Michael Sanderling and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra

By Alexander Hall, 18 April 2023

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“Ottensamer’s luscious tone and seamless phrasing provided a pre-echo of the symphonic work to follow”

Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 17 April 2023

Scartazzini, Wunde(r)

Brahms, Clarinet Sonata no. 1 in F minor, Op.120 no.1 (orch. Berio)

Mendelssohn, Song without words in F sharp minor "Venetian boat song", Op.30 no.6 (arr. A Ottensamer)

Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op.98

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra

Andreas Ottensamer, Clarinet

Michael Sanderling, Conductor

TanzLuzern's Swan – a Different Story: without a bird in sight

Graham Watts, 5th May

An inventive and very different approach to Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.

****1

Martha Argerich returns with thrilling Schumann concerto in Lucerne

Stephen Pritchard, 8th February

Returning to the concert platform after recent illness, Argerich demonstrates why she's still the reigning pianist in Lucerne's “Le Piano symphonique” festival.

****1

The Showy and the Sublime in Lucerne

Sarah Batschelet, 2nd May

English and Russian repertoire for Switzerland's oldest symphony orchestra.

***11

Le Nouveau Monde pacifique de Michael Sanderling à Aix

Pierre Michel, 12th April

Si Rudolf Buchbinder a déçu dans le Concerto pour piano n° 1 de Brahms, le chef principal du Luzerner Sinfonieorchester a mené une interprétation hédoniste singulière de la Symphonie « du Nouveau Monde » de Dvořák.

***11

L'interrogation Chamayou et la maîtrise Sanderling à Gstaad

Rémi Monti, 2nd February

Bertrand Chamayou étonne par ses choix interprétatifs dans le Concerto n° 20 de Mozart, tandis que Michael Sanderling dirige le superbe Luzerner Sinfonieorchester d'une main de maître dans la Symphonie n° 7 de Beethoven.

***11

L'esprit souffle dans les mains et le cœur de Martha Argerich

Alain Lompech, 21st October

Au milieu d'un week-end « Spirit », Martha Argerich était invitée à donner le Premier Concerto de Liszt. Pärt et Schubert étaient également au programme, par l'Orchestre symphonique de Lucerne.

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Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.