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2020

07th Apr - 09th Apr 2019

James Conlon and the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln: Shostakovich Symphony No. 7

“Especially the reconciliatory aspect of the Leningrad Symphony, its quality in inner transparency had much greater effect in the phenomenal interpretation by the Gürzenich Orchestra than the “hefty cinema for your ears” that the {…}

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02nd Mar - 24th Mar 2019

LA Opera: Mozart’s “The Clemency of Titus”

“James Conlon, one of the most gifted conductors working in opera, and the LAO Orchestra brought the tenderness, buoyancy and dignity of Mozart’s music to the fore. The afternoon spent in the company of these fine talents on stage and in the {…}

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12th Jan - 12th Jan 2019

New World Symphony: Bruch & Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra

“The best music-making came in the second half, when Conlon led a performance of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. From its eerie opening to the frantic string passages at the end, this was a well-paced, finely calibrated performance of {…}

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17th Nov - 15th Dec 2018

LA Opera: Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel”

“Supporting the strong cast throughout this compact, well-paced performance, the L.A. Opera orchestra gave a lush, romantic performance under the baton of company music director James Conlon, the orchestra doing its part to sweep the audience {…}

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02nd Nov - 03rd Nov 2018

RAI National Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich & Zemlinsky

“this Seejungfrau, conducted in the ‘Toscanini’ auditorium by James Conlon’s careful wand, in his third round of concerts on the National Symphony Orchestra podium this season, remains a fascinating page of pure symphony {…}

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25th Oct - 26th Oct 2018

RAI National Symphony Orchestra: Verdi’s Requiem

“Nell’acustica asciuttissima dell’Auditorium Toscanini, dove ogni legato sembra un miracolo, il maestro newyorkese dirige (a memoria) un Requiem esplosivo, con tempi svelti, tutto d’un fiato. Lo compatta, ne affila le linee ferrigne, {…}

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