Impassioned evening: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

By Phil Parker, 03 November 2023

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“a splendidly ‘no holds barred’ performance”

Reviewed at Sheffield City Hall: Oval Hall, Sheffield on 2 November 2023

Lyatoshynsky, Grazhyna Symphonic Ballad, Op.58

Bruch, Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op.26

Skoryk, Caprice for violin solo

Paganini, Caprice no. 24 for solo violin in A minor, Op.1 no.24

Strauss R., Don Juan, Op.20

Liszt, Symphonic poem no. 6 "Mazeppa", S 100

Lysenko, Farewell Waltz in C minor, Op.39 no.1

Volodymyr Sirenko, Conductor

Aleksey Semenenko, Violin

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

Hinreißende Kammermusik von Kodály & Enescu

Rolf Kyburz, 13th June

Vilde Frang leitete das Ensemble vom ersten Pult aus – hochqualifizierte, hochkarätige Individuen der gleichen Generation, vereint im Willen, eine Spitzenleistung zu erbringen.

*****

Ein Strauss Musik von Brahms bis Kodály bei der Festival Academy Budapest

Rolf Kyburz, 10th June

Bei den Metamorphosen waren die leisen Stellen total verinnerlicht, und in den intensiven Partien schien das Klangbild demjenigen der vollen Besetzung in nichts nachzustehen.

***11

Frank Dupree's Liverpool debut has the audience crying out for more

Glyn Mon Hughes, 14th May

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA saw Liverpool audiences treated to a sumptuous Copland as well as a symphony as well as a barn-storming performance of Gershwin and Duke Ellington, performed by Frank Dupree who was making his debut with the RLPO.

*****

Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 14th May

Two technical mishaps punctuate the evening, but Hilary Hahn maintains poise throughout a French programme crowned by a finely judged, deeply expressive performance of Fauré.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

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Phil Parker

Phil is a retired A-level English teacher who is now able to devote his life to things he really wants to do with his time. These include, but are not limited to: writing short fiction (his first collection, Girl with Fan, was published in late 2023), singing, creating programme notes for his choir’s concerts, volunteering, cooking, reading, and attending all home games at his beloved Manchester City. Alongside these is listening to classical music (live, on disc and on the radio), a lifetime’s love of which was sparked at the age of 11 when he discovered Haydn.

Impassioned evening: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in Sheffield