The opening movement, with its strange, unnerving pauses, had both suspense and moments of soaring delight under conductor Marc Taddei’s watchful eye.
Orchestra Wellington’s season started with a bang with Marc Taddei’s inventive programming drawing an integrating arc over two masterpieces from the 18th century and two from the 20th century…
…So the audience was treated to a music history lesson as well as four wonderful performances.
A fantastic concert made up of unusual works tied together by an interesting idea. The audience applauded with gusto. The subscribers do love Taddei and his extraordinary programming. I walked out into the night with a big grin on my face , as did – I noticed – most of the performers.
“As usual for this excellent orchestra Mr. Taddei was the hero of the day, his consummate authority evident in each work.”
And so it finished: Orchestra Wellington’s ‘Circle of Friends’ series, centred on the 19th-century intersection of Johannes Brahms and Clara and Robert Schumann, culminated in a compelling performance of the latter’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust…
..a sharp, innovative bit of programming.