OF ALL NEW INTERPRETATION of a famous work from the repertoire, whether choreographic, theatrical, lyrical or symphonic, we always want it more or less explicitly to impose itself on us as an event, or at least to have the power to re-enchant our familiarity with the work in question, even if we most often nurture … Read more
The Orchester symphonique de Montréal unveiled its first season on Tuesday signed by its new musical director Rafael Payare, which gives an idea of the direction it wants to take for the next few years. The maestro is launching a Mahler cycle deployed over several years, emphasizing choral works, will offer 4 world premieres and … Read more
Reviews / by Helen Pierrakos Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonie de Paris. Share the article: MAHLER’S NINE SYMPHONIES form a gigantic monument where the musician seems to draw a new cosmogony each time. At the same time philosophical thought, exacerbation of affect, narration with contrasting episodes, taste for effect and … Read more