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2024-02-01 13:47:43
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2023-10-11 10:26:00
KammermusiksaalHaydn: String Quartet in G minor, Hob. III:33, op.20 no.3 Bartók: String Quartet no.3, Sz 85 Schubert: String Quartet no.15 in G major, D 887 Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure (violins)Marie Chilemme (viola)Yuya Okamoto (cello) This was an outstanding concert: three masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire in performances that were not only of the highest quality but also, especially in Schubert’s case, constantly (in a good way) surprising. The Quatuor Ébène, here with Yuya Okamato substituting for regular cellist Raphaël Merlin, is of course one of the world’s leading chamber ensembles; I doubt anyone would question that. But there was absolutely no resting on laurels. If a Death on the Maiden I heard from this quartet fourteen years ago had announced a Schubert raging against the dying of the light, this G major Quartet took such tendencies further. Not only was this anything but a comfortable, Biedermeier Schubert, it […]
2023-07-17 07:34:00
A conductor's job is to create joy and curiosity
[…] to the double basses... Despite it all he was tired and wouldn’t show up for class some mornings. We spoke quite often about painting and literature. He had a burning passion for European culture. And he introduced me, aged 27, to whisky. BS: I have mentioned your work in opera; what are your latest projects in the opera house? OH: I toured in France and Martinique with a rarely played opera by Gluck, Merlin's Island or The World Upside-Down, and last month I conducted Carmen in Rabat with l'Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc and Chorus with an entire cast of French singers. BS: This is your first year as artistic advisor to the l'Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc [OPM] which is based in Morocco's capital Rabat.. How much time will you spend with them? OH: As much as possible. The OPM puts on six programmes per season […]
2021-11-09 20:07:06
Review: ’round midnight – Quatuor Ébène
Quatuor Ébène embarks on an intriguing journey through the night in a feature of works by Dutilleux, Merlin, and Schoenberg. The post first appeared on The Classic Review.
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