Baigent and Sezer bring the Orient to the Netherlands
A most enjoyable lunchtime in Enschede today listening to an open rehearsal for a 'Music from the Orient' concert which the Phion Orchestra are giving tomorrow evening in the Wilminktheater…
Young soprano Elisa Maayeshi wows Enschede
Enjoyable concert this afternoon from the Symfonia Jong Twente in the Wilminktheater, Enschede featuring a most impressive young soprano, Elisa Maayeshi, a 4th year undergraduate student at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam…
Nederlandse Reisopera faces the music and produces a most memorable Magic Flute
Sometimes in life, even the best laid plans do not work as expected. This was the case for the Nederlandse Reisopera in their latest production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, a co-production…
Trifonov transfixes the audience with nuanced, highly addictive Beethoven
Daniil Trifonov’s opening piano solo crept in before he dazzled us with his customary sparkling scales echoing the same orchestral lightness of touch. Passagework emerged from nowhere and blossomed with…
Jansen dazzles Antwerp in fine Prokofiev with Pappano and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
On stage tonight in Antwerp, Jansen proved to be a mesmerising soloist, and her partnership with Pappano, who was able to predict and shape each musical nuance with the greatest of ease (and all without a baton), was exquisite.
A well-crafted and impressive Mahler 3 from Claus Peter Flor and the Phion Orchestra
We witnessed a perfectly executed climax in this most monumental of symphonies. This is the best performance I have heard from this orchestra, and I look forward to more!
Hardenberger, Wallroth and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta ooze class
There are concerts that surprise you, that you just can’t get out of your mind. Last night’s Bach inspired concert in Enschede, with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta under the direction of Tomo Kellers featuring Håkan Hardenberger and the young Swedish soprano Johanna Wallroth, was one such concert.
Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates’ Piano Concerto
Trifonov played with the greatest of ease while the Wild West of cross rhythms and contrasting textures whirled around him.
Beauty and stillness in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s monumental Mahler 9
In a week when the world mourned the death of Elizabeth II, the inclusion of Mahler 9 exploring death and the disintegration of life, brought a certain solemnity to the…
Wong, Stotijn and Phion create a most memorable performance
One of the many wonders of living in this part of the east Netherlands is the opportunity to hear so many talented yong musicians and watch them at work. This…