| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2013 Konzerthaus: Großer Saal | A musical thrill at the Wiener Konzerthaus: Simon Boccanegra recorded live |
 With the business situation in the recording industry being what it is, studio recordings of operas are more or less ruled out. The positive side of this is that the general public gets the chance to be part of concerts that are recorded and enjoy the tension such an event creates more often.Read full review... | |
| 15-Jun-2012 Konzerthaus: Großer Saal | Weinberger's Wallenstein in first Viennese performance since 1937 |
| Counting this present concert performance, public outings for Jaromir Weinberger’s 1937 opera Wallenstein may possibly have reached double digits, and such reception details, or indeed any information about the opera beyond a basic synopsis, would have made a welcome addition to the programme. With nothing but a few passing references in the scholarly literature this would have been a job for a specialist, but Vienna is not lacking in these and the programme note writer’s importance, after all, increases in direct proportion to the obscurity of the work performed. Read full review... | |
| 29-Mar-2012 Konzerthaus: Großer Saal | Brahms rarities with the RSO Wien and Wiener Singakademie |
 The German Requiem is an unbudgeable fixture on the Viennese musical calendar, and yet selections from Brahms’ more obscure choral output are seldom programmed, with chorus directors typically citing the unfeasible ratio of rehearsal to running time for complicated works like Nänie (which is less than 15 minutes long).Read full review... | |
| 19-Jan-2012 De Doelen: Grote Zaal | Sensual Ravel from the Rotterdam Philharmonic |
 Ravel is one of those composers who seem to slip through the cracks sometimes. I myself am guilty of letting this happen – I know that I like Ravel’s music but often forget how magical it really is. After tonight’s concert, however, I am sure that I’ll never forget this again. The Rotterdam Philharmonic delivered a sensual and exciting Ravel under the baton of principal conductor (and Ravel enthusiast) Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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