Philharmonia/Salonen, Festival Hall – review | Music
“Kullervo Departs for War” by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Not blowing my own trumpet, but it was nice to get a mention in Barry Millington’s Evening Standard review of Sibelius’s KULLERVO at the Festival Hall:
Philharmonia/Salonen, Festival Hall – review | Music.
Sorry about the legibility of the titles — disadvantage of PowerPoint if you are projecting on to a screen just below the lights shining on the orchestra and chorus (though the tech chaps did what they could to shutter the lamps off the screen).
Anyway, a riveting perfomance of a stunning (and far too rarely heard) work!
An interesting article on Kullervo here — with thanks to Phil Paine (from whom I have stolen the picture)
Tags: Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish, Kalevala, Kullervo, Philharmonia Orchestra, PowerPoint, Royal Festival Hall, Sibelius
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September 29, 2011 at 4:18 am
Here in Toronto, last fall, I was able to hear all seven of Sibelius’ symphonies performed in sequence, over three days, under the baton of Thomas Dausgard. His performance of the 4th (my favourite of the symphonies) was outstanding.
September 30, 2011 at 10:34 am
Thanks for that! He seems to be a name to watch.
I particularly love 4 and 6, precisely because they are so cryptic… (and 3 because it’s sweet and nobody knows it)