All the right decisions in the Swedish Chamber Orchestra's Beethoven concert in Toronto

By Stanley Fefferman, 30 April 2013

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Reviewed at The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall, Toronto on 28 April 2013

Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, Op.62

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, Op.58

Beethoven, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55

Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor

Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

Exhilarating Brahms from Dausgaard in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 5th November

Dausgaard dishes up a novel Brahms Second Symphony, while Hadland performs an elegant Coronation Concerto.

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Répertoire symphonique au format de poche : Thomas Dausgaard à Bruges

Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 19th April

Le Swedish Chamber Orchestra a confirmé, après une première partie décevante, sa réputation d’ensemble fringant débordant d’intelligence soliste à travers la Quatrième Symphonie de Brahms.

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The Philharmonia at home with Beethoven, at sea with Sibelius

David Karlin, 25th January

A concert of two halves: the Philharmonia and Dame Mitsuko Uchida light up Beethoven with the essence of Classical style, but the orchestra struggles in Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite.

***11

A farewell to arms: Dausgaard's impressive valediction to the BBC SSO

Alexander Hall, 18th August

Thomas Dausgaard and his Scottish players probe beneath the surface in symphonies by Sibelius and Nielsen, while Jan Lisiecki seeks out maximum contrasts in a Beethoven concerto.

****1

Dausgaard and BBCSSO put the Viking back into Nielsen

Chris Garlick, 17th August

Dausgaard is in his natural habitat when conducting music by his compatriot and his account of the Sinfonia espansiva proves the highlight of this Prom.

****1

Epic Nielsen a fitting farewell for Thomas Dausgaard at the BBC SSO

David Smythe, 19th May

BBCSSO bids a fitting farewell to outgoing Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard with two epic Nielsen symphonies and memorable Mozart from clarinettist Jörg Widmann.

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Stanley Fefferman

Stanley Fefferman is Professor Emeritus at York University, Toronto. He is active in classical, new music, and jazz circles as a writer and accredited performance photographer. His work is archived on Canadian sites The Live Music Report.com, Showtimemagazine.ca, and OpusOneReview.com. His website is here.