Nézet-Séguin and the COE bring Beethoven to Baden-Baden

By Cameron Kelsall, 04 July 2021

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“the overall effect was one of triumph, a feeling so necessary after this last year’s relentless pain”

Reviewed at Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden on 4 July 2021

Beethoven, Symphony no. 1 in C major, Op.21

Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Siobhan Stagg, Soprano

Ekaterina Gubanova, Mezzo-soprano

Werner Güra, Tenor

Florian Boesch, Bass-baritone

accentus

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor

Chamber Orchestra of Europe brings all-Brahms evening to Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 10th December

Conducted by honorary member Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the COE’s all-Brahms concert features the composer's First Symphony and final major work, the Double Concerto for Violin and Cello.

****1

Beauty from Iestyn Davies, energy from Robin Ticciati in Gstaad

David Karlin, 2nd February

Iestyn Davies shows how to make every word count in a fairly standard sampler of Baroque arias; Ticciati is a fireball on the podium with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

***11

Robin Ticciati shuffles incidental music with the COE

Alexander Hall, 19th April

Beethoven was the spiritus rector of Ticciati's COE concert at the Elbphilharmonie, with Lisa Batiashvili in commanding form for that composer's fiddle concerto.

****1

Jansen dazzles Antwerp in fine Prokofiev with Pappano and the COE

Clare Varney, 3rd December

Janine Jansen’s exquisite reading of Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto leaves the Belgian audience on a high.

****1

Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Beethoven cycle concludes

Alexander Hall, 10th July

Nézet-Séguin and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe bring to a triumphant end their Beethoven cycle in Baden-Baden with coruscating performances of the Second and Third Symphonies.

*****

In Zurich, Leonidas Kavakos wears two hats

Sarah Batschelet, 9th April

Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos plays – and conducts – the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in works by Mozart, Schoeck and Beethoven.

***11

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

Power and poise: Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the COE bring Beethoven to Baden-Baden