Webhaber
LPO/Canellakis review – poetic Beethoven and a clear, if careful, take on Shostakovich’s wartorn masterpiece

LPO/Canellakis review – poetic Beethoven and a clear, if careful, take on Shostakovich’s wartorn masterpiece

Royal festival hall, LondonKarina Canellakis gave the Soviet-era symphony an eerie resonance, while soloist Jonathan Biss was at his poetic best in Beethoven’s second piano concertoEarly Beethoven may have nothing in common with middle-period Shostakovich, yet there was plenty to commend this London Philharmonic Orchestra concert uniting the two under principal guest conductor Karina Canellakis.The first half, comprising the traditional overture and concerto, got off to a spirited start with a crisply eloquent account of the overture to Beethoven’s The Creatures of Prometheus. Orchestra and conductor gave a noble and shapely reading with fleet strings and persuasive dynamic contrasts.

The Guardian The Guardian | Go to detail of news source

The Guardian , Benzer haberler

The Guardian Bellingham bosses the clásico but how long can he keep this up? – Football Weekly Bellingham bosses the clásico but how long can he keep this up? – Football Weekly
The Guardian Publishing associations urge UK government to protect copyrighted works from AI Publishing associations urge UK government to protect copyrighted works from AI
The Guardian ‘From the river to the sea’: where does the slogan come from and what does it mean? ‘From the river to the sea’: where does the slogan come from and what does it mean?
The Guardian We live in troubled times, but can fear be a force for good? We live in troubled times, but can fear be a force for good?
The Guardian UC Berkeley’s Taylor Swift class will examine her ‘enduring value’ UC Berkeley’s Taylor Swift class will examine her ‘enduring value’
The Guardian Fifteen Israeli soldiers killed as fighting intensifies in Gaza Fifteen Israeli soldiers killed as fighting intensifies in Gaza