Anneleen Lenaerts gives a polished debut for Winterthur's new harp

By Mark Pullinger, 03 December 2020

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“Lenaerts’ gauzy arpeggios wafted flirtatiously, the musical equivalent of a costly French perfume”

Reviewed at Stadthaus, Winterthur on 3 December 2020

Debussy, Six Épigraphes antiques (orch. Jean-François Paillard)

Mozart, Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K299 (K297c)

Debussy, Danses sacrée et profane

Haydn, Symphony no. 87 in A major

Anneleen Lenaerts, Harp

Nolwenn Bargin, Flute

Musikkollegium Winterthur

Jac van Steen, Conductor

Viva la mamma! Donizetti’s satirical farce flops in Zurich

Laura Servidei, 16th April

Mélanie Huber’s production misses the mark for Donizetti’s silly comedy, sung by a solid cast.

**111

Burlicchete, burlacchete, brignocchete, cucù: Il mondo della luna

Laura Servidei, 5th May

A successful, psychedelic production of Haydn’s masterpiece is presented with a cast of young, talented singers from the International Opera Studio in Zurich, for an evening of fun in Winterthur.

***11

Sanderling conducts seldom performed Russian scores in Winterthur

Edward Sava-Segal, 6th January

Ilya Gringolts is the soloist is Sergei Taneyev's Concert Suite, the composer's only concertante work for violin.

***11

In Winterthur, a Beethoven Second Symphony perfect for toasting!

Laurence Vittes, 16th December

If there had been an audience, they would have toasted the concert with the Kölsch beers the composer loved best.

*****

Intrigue, disguise and the damnation of ageing

Sarah Batschelet, 15th May

The renowned IOS is geared to young singers of fine merit and talent. It recently premiered a new production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia near Zurich.

***11

“What a commotion!” A slapstick Finta giardiniera in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 24th February

Zurich Opera stages Tatjana Gürbaca’s production of Mozart’s La finta giardiniera. True to the opera buffa genre, it teems with silliness.

**111

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.