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La musique de la Pologne
Works by Waclaw z Szamotul, Karol Szymanowski, Andrzej Panufnik and Krzysztof Penderecki
Choeur de Chambre de la Haute École de Musique de Génève
Cond. Celso Antunes
April 30, Grande Salle, Haute École de Musique, Geneva
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ANTUNES & THE OSESP ORCHESTRA
The concert last Thursday by OSESP, conducted by Celso Antunes, was excellent... Exceptionally dizzying readings of two Mozart symphonies, KV 318 and KV 425: Antunes took the best advantage of historically informed interpretation, commanding 36 musicians wielding modern instruments - with faster tempos than the conventional ones and all playing strictly "senza vibrato". A triumph, simply stunning! The performance of the Piano Concerto Nr. 5 by Villa-Lobos, with the young Fabio Martino as a soloist, a chaotic and delightful mix of Hollywood and Rachmaninov, written in 1954 by the great Brazilian composer, was also absolutely fantastic... João Marcos Coelho, O Estado de São Paulo, Sept 20/2014