in Royal Festival Hall - 14 October, 2012, 07:30 PM
from Letter to Philharmonia dated 19 October 2012:
Dear Philharmonia Management
I suppose it is a compliment that I have come to expect such excellence from the orchestra that any slippage stands out like a sore thumb, I love the Phil harmonia and some concerts live in my mind from years ago and still thrill me, in memory.
However, the recent concert of Mendelssohn and Mahler on Sunday October 14 was disappointing, The Mendelssohn sounded very unrehearsed, The orchestra sound was flat and the soloist got off to a very shaky start and never really delivered the dazzling beauty of the violin part, The Mahler was better, but just- … more >>
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Letter to Philharmonia dated 19 October 2012. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1401809079088 accessed: 24 December, 2024 (Philharmonia Orchestra)
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violin concerto
written by Felix Mendelssohn, Beethoven |
performed by Juraj Valcuha, Renaud Capuçon, Philharmonia Orchestra |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 14 October, 2012, 07:30 PM |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Ivan Hewett on Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:24:39 +0100