Andrés Orozco-Estrada gives farewell concert with the Frankfurt RSO

By Alexander Hall, 28 June 2021

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“towards the end, true exaltation yielded to a warm and expansive embrace”

Reviewed at Kloster Eberbach: Basilika, Eltville am Rhein on 27 June 2021

Mendelssohn, The Hebrides Overture, “Fingal's Cave”, Op.26

Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47

Perkinson, Louisiana Blues Strut: A Cakewalk

Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 5 in D major, "Reformation", Op.107

Augustin Hadelich, Violin

Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, 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

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

A Greek connection: Constantinos Carydis in Frankfurt

Alexander Hall, 14th January

In this musical journey the Greek conductor Constantinos Carydis takes you to Athens and Crete, while Igor Levit explores Apollonian qualities in Mozart.

***11

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.

Andrés Orozco-Estrada gives his farewell concert with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony