RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra at National Concert Hall

“Under the skillful hands of guest conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky, their rendition of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune is ice-cream for the ears: sweet, refreshing and ultimately moreish. Kochanovsky’s conducting is the very embodiment of Debussy’s writing: fluid, elegant, and inexplicably whimsical, the subtleties of which are not lost on the orchestra.” 

“Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique sees conductor and orchestra in full flight. Kochanovsky’s style and gesture undergo a chameleonic transformation from the calm with which he approached Debussy and Bartók’s work.

“The course of the work [Symphonie fantastique] sees a variety of explosive hand gestures, which reach a climax during the witch’s sabbath as the conductor jumps up and down on the podium, seemingly lost in his enthusiasm.”

Words: SHAUNA CAFFREY

Aкешсду Published: January 16, 2018