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Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
Samuel West (narrator)
Sam Swallow (singer, piano)
Wednesday 5 June, 2019
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
★★★★★
Max Richter: Journey Song (CP1919)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Razumovsky' (Molto adagio)
Thomas Adès: Violin Concerto, 'Concentric Paths'
Encore:
Nico Muhly: Material in E flat, from Drones and Violin Part 1
Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
Encore:
David Bowie: Life on Mars
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| Pekka Kuusisto, Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon © Nick Rutter |
'The orchestra showed impressive command and ensemble, no mean feat with relatively little clear rhythmic pulse, in the dark and from memory!'
'Kuusisto is a striking presence and a soloist who clearly relishes in a collaborative process with other musicians'.
Mozart:
'The communication between the players, released from the confines of chairs and music stands, was so evident'.
'I’m not sure I want to see it performed any other way for some time to come'.
'Endless column inches are written on regular basis about how to keep audiences engaged and bring new punters into the concert hall: the Aurora Orchestra are just getting on with making it happen, and long may they continue'.
Read my full review on Bachtrack here.
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| Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon © Nick Rutter |
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