The British Press is unanimous about Daniels performance of Gabriel Prokofievs new Violin Concerto 1914, premièred at the BBC Proms earlier this week with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic under conductor Sascha Goetzel. THE TIMES (4 Stars): ...the sheer dislocating bitterness of the writing, both for Daniel Hope, the superb soloist, and for the orchestra...its the best thing Gabriel Prokofiev has written. THE INDEPENDENT (4 Stars): the programme for this work is indeed specific, including savagery, shell-shock, and sardonic imperial marches: the rationale is pure Shostakovich, though more literal. Daniel Hope, the instigator of this work, played its stratospherically high solo part with flawless accuracy. THE GUARDIAN (4 Stars) writes: One work, however, stood apart. Daniel Hope was the soloist in the world premiere of Gabriel Prokofievs Violin Concerto No 1 1914 – an ambitious depiction of Europes descent into war. It contained some startling effects. The BIPO sounded good in it, and Hope impressed by playing atrociously difficult music from memory. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (4 Stars) calls the whole concert Superbly rich, writing of the Prokofiev, that it created an extraordinary atmosphere, at once sombre, tender and surreal.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:09:30 +0000
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