| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall | A Finnish Epic with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
 B Ealovega.jpg) Continuing with Sibelius, the Sydney Symphony presented another Finnish epic in their latest concert, this time Sibelius’ Kullervo Symphony. However, first of all we were treated to a Ravel masterpiece, his Piano Concerto in D for the left hand.
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| 10-Sep-2012 Wigmore Hall | Helena Juntunen makes an impressive Wigmore Hall debut |
 My first encounter with the Finnish partnership of Helena Juntunen and her accompanist Eveliina Kytömäki was as participants in the 2007 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Back then, I noted how accomplished Helena Juntunen was as a recitalist, whilst Eveliina Kytömäki was an idiomatic and sympathetic pianist who brought out the feeling in all she played. Since then both artists have had flourishing international careers with Juntunen in particular being a frequent visitor to London, which no doubt contributed to my surprise that this concert was their Wigmore Hall debut.
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| 4-Sep-2011 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 67: Failing to reach the top of Mount Everest |
 The last of this season’s Proms Choral Sundays featured one of the most complex of all choral works, Beethoven’s massive Missa Solemnis, written around the time of his 9th symphony. Sir Colin Davis likened performing it to “Failing to reach the top of Mount Everest”, and Sara Mohr-Pietsch (in her excellent Proms Plus talk) mentioned the description of “the most famous work you have never heard”. For many years I have been uncertain about this work. The complexity of his musical language does not make it an easy work to comprehend. It brims with uncertainty and confusion.Read full review... | |
