| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2013 Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall | Magical essence of Bruckner 2 revealed in a chamber arrangement at RAM |
Before this chamber performance of Bruckner’s Second Symphony, Trevor Pinnock gave a short introductory talk, pointing out that, before the days of ubiquitous recording, music was always heard live, and chamber arrangements were an important aspect of disseminating music. He situated the present performance in the tradition of Schoenberg’s Society for Private Musical Performance, with the difference that on those occasions there was no applause allowed and – horror!Read full review... | |
| 19-Nov-2012 Royal Academy of Music, Sir Jack Lyons Theatre | Haydn's La vera costanza at Royal Academy Opera |
One of the consistent joys of seeing a performance by the Royal Academy of Music's opera school is that they bring in world class conductors. At last night's La vera costanza, the orchestra, conducted by Trevor Pinnock, was exceptional. The whole evening's music was played with sprightly elegance, lightness of touch and perfectly weighted changes of pace and strength as the music shifted moods between comedy, pathos and storm-laden drama. Haydn's sense of humour came through especially clearly: the music is infused with a sense of joy and fun.
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| 25-Jun-2010 Kings Place: Hall One | Mahler in Miniature |
| Royal Academy of Music Chamber Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock conductor
Runette Botha soprano
Haydn (arr. Salomon) Symphony Quintetto (after Symphony No. 101 The Clock) for flute, string quartet and piano (ed. Christopher Hogwood)
Mahler (arr. Stein) Symphony No. 4 in G
This was quite simply a delightful concert.
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