Edward Gardner
LPO/Gardner review – Brett Dean provides tantalising prelude to cool Mahler
World premiere of this extract from Dean’s ‘planned opera’ was full of vivid colour and ear-catching textures. The Mahler that followed was stylish and unsentimental
Flora Willson
27, Apr, 2023 @12:47 PM
The Damnation of Faust review – Berlioz’s exemplary evocations of heaven and hell
Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic offered a timely reminder of Berlioz’s astonishing gifts as a choral and orchestral writer
Tim Ashley
06, Feb, 2023 @11:12 AM
LPO/Gardner review – magical outing for Tippett’s ‘unplayable’ piano concerto
Coleridge-Taylor’s stately, long-lost Solemn Prelude and a crisp, exploratory interpretation of Elgar’s first symphony completed a trio of English compositions
Martin Kettle
27, Jan, 2023 @2:13 PM
The week in classical: It’s a Wonderful Life; A Child of Our Time; IMS Prussia Cove – review
ENO’s warm-hearted production of Jake Heggie’s operatic take on the classic Frank Capra film is full of poignant ironies
Stephen Pritchard
03, Dec, 2022 @12:30 PM
Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
Gardner captures perfectly the overflowing exuberance of Tippett’s score, with Toby Spence and Jennifer France an ideal Jack and Bella
Andrew Clements
29, Sep, 2022 @3:40 PM
Gurrelieder review – Schoenberg’s soundworld thrills under Gardner’s baton
Conductor Edward Gardner opened the London Philharmonic’s season with a detailed and focused performance of Schoenberg’s formidable cantata.
Tim Ashley
26, Sep, 2022 @10:25 AM
The week in classical: The Dream of Gerontius, Bach’s Mass in B minor and Nathan Laube at the Proms
Jamie Barton and Allan Clayton lead a dream Gerontius in a week of choral epics at the Proms. Elsewhere, deep listening and silence…
Fiona Maddocks
03, Sep, 2022 @11:30 AM
Prom 59: The Dream of Gerontius review – outstanding Clayton helps create a season highlight
Edward Gardner conducted the London Philharmonic and the combined choirs of the LPO and Hallé to give a perfectly judged performance of Elgar’s great choral work
Andrew Clements
01, Sep, 2022 @12:49 PM
The week in classical at the Edinburgh festival, from Salome to Madame Chandelier
The striptease is all Strauss’s in the Bergen Philharmonic’s expertly revealing Salome. Plus, the new-ish Takács Quartet, a theorbo moment and a sock-throwing night at the opera
Fiona Maddocks
20, Aug, 2022 @11:30 AM
Bergen Phil/Gardner/Ólafsson review – crowd-pleasing but never dangerous
Edward Gardner led the orchestra in a controlled performance, with an exquisite but tentative Víkingur Ólafsson on piano
Rowena Smith
16, Aug, 2022 @12:17 PM
LPO/Gardner review – timely celebration of the brilliance of Oliver Knussen
The LPO’s celebration of the late composer included a superbly assured performance of his Horn Concerto by the 19-year-old Annemarie Federle, a last-minute replacement. Glittering Ravel and sequences from Britten’s only ballet followed.
Andrew Clements
02, May, 2022 @9:02 AM
LPO/Gardner/Gerhardt review – tour de force playing in remarkable UK premiere
Brett Dean’s Cello Concerto was played with tremendous virtuosity by Alban Gerhardt, emphasising the music’s compelling nature
Tim Ashley
28, Apr, 2022 @11:16 AM
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