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| The Australian Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican © Mark Allan/Barbican |
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet)
Richard Tognetti (director)
7.30pm, Friday 21 March 2025
Barbican Hall, London
★★★★
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1850): The Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6 (arr. Richard Tognetti (b.1965)
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV1048
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and string orchestra, Op.35
Encore:
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Sonata for Trumpet & Piano, 3rd movement, extract
Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-2025): Reflections on the theme B-A-C-H, for string quartet (arr. for strings)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op.110a (arr. Rudolf Barshai (1924-2010))
Encore:
Thomas Adès (b.1971): Arcadiana, Op.12 No.6: Albion
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| Jeroen Berwaerts & the ACO © Mark Allan/BarbicanBach:Bach: |
Bach:
'The Third Brandenburg Concerto had lively pace, brightness and understated dynamics, allowing for joyful interplay of solo lines'.
Shostakovich:
'All concerned certainly delivered excitement, but also the darker uncertainty that lurks beneath its surface frivolity'.
Hindemith:
'Berwaerts delivered Hindemith’s drawn-out setting with stately solemnity and impressive control, over strangely lilting piano rhythms from Melnikov'.
Gubaidulina:
'The ACO ratcheted it up with searing intensity to a screeching climax, with eery glissandi peppering the route along the way'.
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| Alexander Melnikov © Mark Allan/Barbican |
Shostakovich:
'The ensemble here brought intensity and commitment, and the second movement’s wild dance was indeed disturbing'.
Read my full review on Bachtrack here.
