Page 366 - Liverpool Philharmonic 22-23 Season Coverage Book
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28 January 2022
Richard Bratby
Stirring and sophisticated: RLPO,
Chooi, Hindoyan, at the Philharmonic
Hall, reviewed
Plus: a flat Katya Kabanova from Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle's concert performance of Katya Kabanova didn’t quite cut to the
anguished, tear-stained core of the piece. Image: Mark Allen
RLPO/Chooi/Hindoyan
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Katya Kabanova
Barbican Hall
Daniel Barenboim was supposed to perform with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra earlier this month. His recent health concerns made that impossible, but it
was a reminder that for the first time since the appointment of the late Libor Pesek in
1987, the RLPO is under the direction of a conductor soaked in the German tradition.
Domingo Hindoyan, the orchestra’s chief conductor since autumn 2021, was born in
Venezuela and has a soft spot for French music, but Barenboim is his mentor and
