by admin | Feb 27, 2016 | Press & Media
Lawrence Budmen South Florida Classical Review “(…) Denève, who has conducted outstanding concerts locally with the New World Symphony, paced the score with attention to its long arc, never falling into the choppiness to which some performances succumb. In...
by admin | Feb 19, 2016 | Press & Media
Joshua Kosman SFGate ” (…) In fact, before Thursday, Feb. 18’s remarkably powerful concert in Davies Symphony Hall, the San Francisco Symphony had never even played the piece [Nielsen’s violin concerto]. So this performance, led by guest conductor...
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | Press & Media
Jenny Camilleri Opera Today “(…) Musically, this revival is equally worthy of the 1957 masterpiece about the Carmelite nuns guillotined in 1794 during the Reign of Terror for refusing to renounce religious life. The Residentie Orkest under Stéphane Denève...
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | Press & Media
Nicolas Nguyen bachtrack “(…) Poulenc’s opera is really about the anguish of life and the fear of death. The music is never overly dramatic, yet its impact is immediate and at times, it is extremely realistic. Musical lines always fit Bernardos’ text...
by admin | Sep 22, 2015 | Press & Media
Serge Martin Le Soir “Stéphane Denève a séduit le public bruxellois. Le Brussels Philarmonic a trouvé son nouveau maître. (…) Il a commencé par un petit mot d’accueil malin, précis et chaleureux, enchaîné avec un programme sainement varié, des exécutions...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Press & Media
Mark Satola Cleveland.com “(…) Given his affinity for new music, it’s no surprise that his reading of Stravinsky’s 1938 “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto in E-flat (which, though hardly new, was the newest work on the program) was a model...