Magdalena Kožená

Home listening: a tale of three mezzos…

New releases from Magdalena Kožená, Jennifer Johnston and Marta Fontanals-Simmons

Fiona Maddocks

15, Sep, 2019 @4:30 AM

Simon Rattle: 'I would have been wary about taking the job had I known about Brexit'

The conductor is returning to the UK to become Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. What does he see as the responsibilities of such a role today, what’s happening with the new concert hall, and how do you restrain freedom-loving tortoises?

Erica Jeal

04, Aug, 2017 @11:00 AM

Magdalena Kožená review – mezzo misbehaves, gently, with Cole Porter

Issues with sound levels marred the singer’s trip through the Porter songbook with a Czech big band, which would have benefited from more provocative wit

Tim Ashley

11, Jul, 2016 @11:15 AM

Simon Rattle/Magdalena Kožená et al review – ensemble outshines the stars

Husband and wife showcase with a thrown-together feel sees Rattle and Kožená outperformed by their string quartet

Erica Jeal

31, Jan, 2016 @1:08 PM

Magdalena Kožená/ Mitsuko Uchida review – mixed blessings

Schoenberg’s cabaret songs showed singer and pianist at their best, but in the main, the recital left one wanting a little more from both musicians

Erica Jeal

06, Oct, 2015 @12:24 PM

Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle review – mesmerising Lachenmann, compelling Mahler

Helmut Lachenmann’s startling Tableau was perfectly suited to the clarity of Simon Rattle’s style, while Mahler’s Second became genuinely awesome

Tim Ashley

16, Feb, 2015 @12:31 PM

Facing the music: Magdalena Kožená

Ella Fitzgerald, Krystian Zimerman and, strictly in private, Cuban jazz - the singer tells us about her musical tastes on and off the concert platform

09, Feb, 2015 @7:00 AM