Opening nights of Nabucco often hinge on the ability of the conductor to grip Verdi’s early and volcanic writing with both discipline and imagination. What unfolded this evening under Francesco Ivan Ciampa was exactly…
Mozart 38 & Bruckner 4 | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Originally announced with Gustavo Dudamel, the programme ultimately fell to Paavo Järvi — and what a stroke of luck. His conducting, as always, was energetic, theatrical, and deeply informed, turning two symphonies into…