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• Angelic and tragic: Czech Phil glistens in Dvořák and Suk at the BBC Proms

  By Mark Thomas| Bachtrack@ The pinnacle of all things Czech at this year’s BBC Proms must surely be the arrival of the Czech Philharmonic under Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša. As audiences the world over will know, Hrůša may well be unashamedly passionate about music from his homeland, but he is certainly not a one-trick pony.

  By Mark Thomas · Bachtrack

  Aug. 28, 2024

• Fresh and flamboyant: Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestre de Paris at the BBC Proms

  By Mark Thomas| Bachtrack@ “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.” This saying could almost be Klaus Mäkelä’s motto, always listening and watching, always on the prowl, looking out for different interpretations, and actively striving to avoid unconsciously copying other conductors. Complacency is most definitely not in his vocabulary. Mäkelä has a soft spot for the Orchestre de Paris.

  By Mark Thomas · Bachtrack

  Sep. 04, 2024

• Fresh and flamboyant: Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestre de Paris at the BBC Proms

  By Mark Thomas| Bachtrack@ “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.” This saying could almost be Klaus Mäkelä’s motto, always listening and watching, always on the prowl, looking out for different interpretations, and actively striving to avoid unconsciously copying other conductors. Complacency is most definitely not in his vocabulary. Mäkelä has a soft spot for the Orchestre de Paris.

  By Mark Thomas · Bachtrack

  Sep. 04, 2024

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