CONCERT REVIEW | Wagner, Debussy, & Stravinsky | Hallé Orchestra/Bevan, Stéphany, & Elder | Royal Albert Hall, London | "Elder demonstrated sensitivity and imagination, patiently building up the adventurous colours of the score"
United Kingdom: Hallé Orchestra, Sophie Bevan (Soprano), Anna Stéphany (Mezzo-soprano), & Sir Mark Elder (Conductor). Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 26 July 2018.
BBC Proms 2018, Prom 16
Wagner, Tannhäuser: Overture
Debussy, La Demoiselle élue
Stravinsky, Song of the Nightingale
Stravinsky, The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
Stravinsky, Song of the Nightingale
Stravinsky, The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
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| Sir Mark Elder, © Russell Hart |
It is already Sir Mark Elder's 19th year as music director of the Hallé. If numbers mean little, the performance of the evening evinced that their partnership is ageing like fine wine, yet also not wanting in fierceness when required.