France Bruckner, Symphony No.9: Staatskapelle Dresden / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Théâtre des Champs Élysées, Paris, 6.2.2022. (LV)
Thielemann’s leap and Bruckner’s Ninth at the Théâtre des Champs Élysées
Laurence Vittes
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse shines in Verdi’s Requiem at the Philharmonie de Paris
France Verdi, Requiem: Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Aude Extrémo (mezzo-soprano), Airam Hernández (tenor), Adam Palka (bass). Orfeón Donostiarra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse / Jukka Pekka Saraste (conductor). Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie de Paris, 6.1.2022. (LV)
Peter Oundjian, new Principal Conductor of the Colorado Symphony, in conversation with Laurence Vittes
On 15 February, the Colorado Symphony Association announced the appointment of Peter Oundjian as Principal Conductor. In addition to conducting six Classics performances each season, Oundjian, who served as the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor from 2003 to 2006, will take a leading role in ‘reimagining’ the traditional symphonic model and positioning the Colorado Symphony as … Read more
Bassoonist’s dream farewell – Mozart’s K.297b – with a dream orchestra, conductor and soloists at Ambassador Auditorium
United States Various: Claire Brazeau (oboe), Joshua Ranz (clarinet), Kenneth Munday (bassoon), Michael Thornton (horn), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, 29.1.2022. (LV)
MTT and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – both born in 1944 – join together with the LA Phil
United States Fauré, Tilson Thomas, Prokofiev: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Dashon Burton (bass-baritone), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, 9.1.2022. (LV)
Mahan Esfahani is supreme at the harpsichord in Walt Disney Concert Hall
United States Colburn Celebrity Recital – Byrd, Bach, Andriessen, Scarlatti: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 8.12.2021. (LV)
Nicola Benedetti probes the sexual chemistry of Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the LA Philharmonic
United States Connor D’Netto, Korngold, Brahms: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Simone Young (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 28.12.2021. (LV)
Dancing cheek to cheek with Nicholas McGegan and the Santa Barbara Symphony
United States Various: Erik Rynearson (viola), Jennifer Ohlson, Katherine Marsh (flutes), Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan (conductor). Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, 14.11.2021. (LV)
