A battle of the concertos at the Verbier Festival

By Alexander Hall, 28 July 2021

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“from the soloist’s soulful first entry... Maisky made every note tell”

Reviewed at Salle des Combins, Verbier on 27 July 2021

Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

Bach, Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV826 (Allemande)

Schumann, Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129

Bach, Cello suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: Sarabande

Schumann, Symphony no. 2 in C major, Op.61

Daniel Lozakovich, Violin

Mischa Maisky, Cello

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Klaus Mäkelä, Conductor

Bell, Isserlis and Harding ignite orchestral fireworks in Verbier

Linda Holt, 29th July

On the surface, this Verbier Festival program looked mild (Brahms and Beethoven), but in performance, it had the effect of dropping a lit match into a crate full of fireworks.

*****

Verbier regulars sow musical joy at Tsinandali Festival

James Imam, 9th September

Playing under its music director Gábor Takács-Nagy, the VFCO radiated joy for music-making; the very thing Verbier – and now Tsinandali – is all about.

****1

The complete Brandenburg Concertos at the Verbier Festival

Simon Thompson, 23rd July

Bach on modern instruments: superbly played but inconsistent

***11

Civilised classics in the Alps

Mark Pullinger, 28th July

There cannot be many more spectacular views enjoyed during a concert interval than that from the terrace of the Salle des Combins, the main venue for the Verbier Festival.

***11

Weder Fisch noch Vogel: Bachs h-Moll-Messe am Verbier Festival

Thomas Schacher, 26th July

Unter der Leitung des Dirigenten Leonardo García-Alarcón präsentieren der Chœur de chambre de Namur, das Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra und ein buntes Solistenquintett eine uneinheitliche Deutung von Bachs Sakralwerk.

***11

Grandiose Künstlerparade zum 30. Geburtstag des Verbier Festivals

Thomas Schacher, 24th July

Nicht weniger als sechzig grössere und kleinere Stars der klassischen Musikszene gaben sich beim Galakonzert in Verbier die Ehre. Ein grosser Erfolg für den Intendanten Martin Engstroem.

*****

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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.