CONCERT REVIEW | Bach & Mozart | Philharmonia Orchestra/Chamayou & Herreweghe | Royal Festival Hall, London | "Objective time succumbs to the recognition of a musical journey, and one experiences a heavenly length of awe and admiration"

United Kingdom: Philharmonia Orchestra, Bertrand Chamayou (Piano) & Philippe Herreweghe (Conductor). Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 21 February 2019.

Bach, Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV1068
Mozart, Klavierkonzert Nr. in 23 A-Dur, KV488
Mozart, Symphonie Nr. 41 in C-Dur, "Jupiter", KV551

Philippe Herreweghe, © Michiel Hendryckx

It is not often that we see Philippe Herreweghe in London, especially conducting a modern orchestra such as the Philharmonia, programming non-sacred music. Yet the possible notion that the experienced conductor may be stepping outside of his comfort zone is disputable, considering that he is a regular at the likes of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, where he directs works afar from his reputation as those of Kurt Weill and Johann Strauss II.

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Young-Jin Hur

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