Battle, Drumroll and Enlightenment
A week into Beethovenfest, the magic has failed to subside. The air is still abuzz with excitement with concerts taking place regularly, providing much on offer... Continue Reading...
Reviews
A HEAVY WEIGHT ROMANTIC BOUNTY FROM THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
After two successive evenings with the Royal Concertgebouw it was the turn of the Vienna Philharmonic. What great orchestras they both are but sounded very diff... Continue Reading...
The Quintessence of Three Composers
Quintessence is defined as the exemplar of a quality or class. In the context of the second day of Beethovenfest, the Russian National Orchestra (RNO), under th... Continue Reading...
LATE ROMANTIC SYMPHONIST FROM THE CONCERTGEBOUW
It was with great applause that the audience welcomed the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam to the Lucerne Festival. The works for their two concerts... Continue Reading...
TWO RUSSIAN EVENINGS AT THE LUCERNE FESTIVAL
Home to major symphony orchestras from all over the world the Lucerne Festival is very special for this reason alone. It is the only city in Europe that boasts ... Continue Reading...
STYLISH PERFORMANCES OF TIMELESS CHAMBER MUSIC
Legendary pianist and conductor now in his late seventies joined hands with two young string players in two concerts covering the six important piano trios of B... Continue Reading...
A LUXURY GUEST IN SALZBURG
Not many festivals in the world can pride themselves on hosting the Berlin Philharmonic on two successive nights. Needless to say there was a buzz in the air as... Continue Reading...
BIZET’S EARLY MASTERPIECE – A CULTIVATED PEARL OF THE REPERTORY
Georges Bizet’s most famous work is the opera Carmen a contemporary tale of French verismo replete with on-stage cigarette- girls, Spanish dances, bull fights a... Continue Reading...