Skimmed milk replaces rich cream

By Alexander Hall, 17 October 2019

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“like retrieving a sepia photograph from the back of a cupboard drawer”

Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 16 October 2019

Strauss R., Capriccio, Op.85: Sextet

Tchaikovsky, String Sextet in D minor, Op.70 "Souvenir de Florence"

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

Alisa Weilerstein, Cello

Trondheim Soloists

Trondheim Soloists: sweepingBartók and Britten

Julia Zupancic, 14th February

The Norwegian string ensemble enthuse the audience at Leeds Town Hall with Bartók's Divertimento for String Orchestra and Britten's Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge.

****1

Piano trios x 3 from Weilerstein, Jackiw and Barnatan at QEH

Roy Westbrook, 30th November

The classical equivalent to a pop “supergroup” assembles at the Southbank Centre for piano trios by Rachmaninov, Ravel and Beethoven.

****1

Superb Schumann 2 anchors Szeps-Znaider’s NY Phil conducting debut

Cameron Kelsall, 4th April

Thomas Larcher’s Returning into darkness, a new work for cello and orchestra, is performed by its dedicatee, Alisa Weilerstein.

***11

Weilerstein and Payare: a match made in heaven in Montreal

Ian Cochrane, 12th February

Alisa Weilerstein plays Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante before her husband conducts a key work from the OSM's history, Ravel's ballet Daphnis et Chloé.

****1

LA Philharmonic gives NY premiere of Ortiz concerto at Carnegie Hall

David Wolfson, 9th October

Gabriela Ortiz' terrific cello concerto Dzonot receives its New York premiere by Alisa Weilerstein and the LA Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel at Carnegie Hall.

****1

Cello alone: Alisa Weilerstein in a stunning program at 92Y

Kurt Gottschalk, 3rd April

Weilerstein’s playing is animated and on point, joyous and precise in an engaging solo recital.

*****

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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.

The Norwegian approach to Romanticism: skimmed milk replaces rich cream