Up close and personal at the Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna

By Chanda VanderHart, 10 June 2018

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“this performance was so passionate that it felt almost voyeuristic to be listening so closely”

Reviewed at Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna on 8 June 2018

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4

Strauss R., Capriccio, Op.85: Sextet

Wagner, Tristan and Isolde: Prelude to Act 1 (Arr. Sebastian Gürtler)

Members of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Franz-Markus Siegert, Violin

Anaïs Tamisier, Violin

Martin Edelmann, Viola

Raphael Handschuh, Viola

Julia Schreyvogel, Cello

Raffael Dolezal, Cello

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 10th May

Sitting low on the piano stool and with his head gently bobbing from side to side, this is music to listen to on repeat.

****1

Era-defining string sound in the Liverpool Phil’s Mahler 9

Rohan Shotton, 10th May

Domingo Hindoyan nears his five-year anniversary at the RLPO with Mahler's Ninth Symphony.

****1

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Chanda VanderHart

Dr. Chanda VanderHart is a pianist, musicologist and creative who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and her projects, click here.