A Greek connection: Constantinos Carydis in Frankfurt

By Alexander Hall, 15 January 2021

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“the Apollonian clarity and aristocratic tone of his playing were most evident in the cadenzas”

Reviewed at Hessischer Rundfunk: hr-Sendesaal, Frankfurt am Main on 14 January 2021

Koukos, A Midsummer Night's Dream Suite

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat major, K595

Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta: Ballet music, K367

Igor Levit, Piano

Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Constantinos Carydis, Conductor

Altinoglu and Rachlin reveal the dark side of the 20th-century ethos

Edward Sava-Segal, 8th September

At the George Enescu International Festival, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony plays music without consolation by Sibelius and Shostakovich.

****1

A boisterous opening at the Dvořák Prague Festival

Frank Kuznik, 5th September

Alain Altinoglu and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra leave a lot to the imagination in a fiery treatment of two signature Dvořák works.

***11

French rarities from Alain Altinoglu and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Alexander Hall, 21st March

On paper this looked entrancing: a French conductor with Armenian roots assaying a score of oriental splendour. It was the first half, however, with Dutilleux and Debussy that satisfied more.

***11

Andrés Orozco-Estrada gives farewell concert with the Frankfurt RSO

Alexander Hall, 27th June

Partnering Augustin Hadelich in the Sibelius Violin Concerto and directing two works by Mendelssohn, Andrés Orozco-Estrada doesn't quite temper acoustic problems associated with the ecclesiastical venue.

****1

Sergey Malov makes the case for “off the shoulder” Boccherini

Laurence Vittes, 28th January

In a world of Sergey Malovs the violoncello da spalla could have been a contender.

****1

Sadness and joy reflected in Schubert and Dvořák

Alexander Hall, 25th October

The radio symphony orchestras based in the individual federal states are some of Germany's musical jewels. Here, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and his Frankfurt musicians together with tenor Christian Elsner demonstrate their mettle.

****1

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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.