Stylish Mozart and vibrant Prokofiev from the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Lahav Shani conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Lahav Shani and the Rotterdam Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall

Lahav Shani, Daniil Trifonov and the Rotterdam Philharmonic

By Susan Stempleski, 11 March 2024

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“a grand and intensely romantic rendering”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 9 March 2024

Pärt, Swansong

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 9 in E flat major, "Jeunehomme", K271

Young, When I Fall in Love (arr. Bill Evans)

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: excerpts

Prokofiev, March for Band, Op.99

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Lahav Shani, Conductor

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Daniel Lozakovich makes his debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Clare Varney, 9th October

Tarmo Peltokoski searches in vain for the harsh brutality in Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.

***11

The real deal: Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Clare Varney, 7th November

Truls Mørk joins Tarmo Peltokoski and the Rotterdam Phil for a deeply emotional reading of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no. 2.

****1

Brahms forges a friendship: Yannick Nezet-Seguin returns to Rotterdam

Eleanor Knight, 2nd May

Musical connections between Brahms, Dvořák and Price as Randall Goosby joins the Rotterdam Philharmonic – both as soloist and orchestral member.

****1

Overcrowding suffocates DNO's Traviata

Eleanor Knight, 27th January

Adela Zaharia is cast as a Violetta for whom the party never stops in this revival of Tatjana Gürbaca's busy staging at Dutch National Opera.

**111

Stars, slapstick and soul: Martha Argerich joins the Rotterdam Phil

Eleanor Knight, 28th September

Soaring choral music precedes the arrival of Martha Argerich for a daredevil account of Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto with RPhO Principal Trumpet, Alex Elia.

*****

Trifonov transfixes Rotterdam with nuanced, highly addictive Beethoven

Clare Varney, 12th January

Lahav Shani gives the players of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra their moment to shine in Strauss' demanding Ein Heldenleben.

****1

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Stylish Mozart and vibrant Prokofiev from the Rotterdam Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall