Tuesday 26 August 2014

Musicians with a Mission: Chamber Philharmonia Cologne in Dorchester, Dorset


In St Mary's Church, Dorchester, this outstanding ensemble certainly delivered on its mission to inspire and entertain an audience,

Musicians from Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Spain and Germany set an example of how the world could be, playing works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Rossini, Pablo de Sarasate and Tchaikovsky. The impressive and gifted soloists were Sergey Didorenko, Javier Pocovi Antuna and Christoph Jahn. The other, equally talented members of the ensemble were Agnieszka Sobczak, Jarek Mentsinsky, Alba Gorrea Munoz and Alexander Tschernoussov

Having arrived early, the free choice of seating afforded the opportunity and the rare privilege to sit in the front row; it felt as if we were within the circle of players, inside the music. Only a few days ago I had comparable experiences amongst Epirot folk musicians in Greece. From the klarino to the bassoon - hard to say which instrument gave the most intense pleasure.

Final rehearsal 





2 comments:

  1. Maybe I'm too late to post a comment...

    I'm really happy that you enjoyed that concert, we all had a great time in Dorchester, ¡nice photos!.

    Javier Pocovi Antuña,
    the bassoonist ;)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Never too late! I hope you'll be coming back to play here again. Sorry I didn't get any good shots of the bassoon.

    Jim

    ReplyDelete