Bramwell Tovey has a new orchestra
NewsThe popular British conductor, 68, has struggled with health issues over the past couple of years while serving as principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra and principal guest in Quebec.
But his appetite and energy have clearly bounced back. He has just been named music director of the Sarasota Orchestra.
Starting next week.
Read here.
I attended a concert he led last June. He looked quite fit. Musically he delivered – he always does, I think.
Wonderful news! I live just an hour away and will definitely look forward to enjoying the dependably engaging and affable Maestro Tovey and his new charges.
So…once again…one must ask, why Mr. Tovey has neglected to mention, in his bio, he was for twelve years Music
director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra….
Some mosquito-borne disease might have left him with memory gaps.
I visit relatives in Winnipeg and, on my last trip (in 2019), heard the WSO in Mozart, Korngold and Brahms. A superb orchestra. They were due to make their first European trip but were not coming to Britain sadly. Did the trip happen or did Covid kill it? BTW: I have also played under Tovey’s baton and can vouch for what a fine musician he is.
nasty city
What makes you say that?
Winnipeg is the worst city in Canada. Cold, ugly, flat, people are boring.
Sorry, I thought you were talking about Sarasota! Never been to Winnipeg.
He’s in top form here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2QIzHA3hVE
How curious. This is, at best, a regional orchestra. Lots of money there, though, and Maestro Tovey is only human . . . .
Did he ever write that violin concerto? He was supposed to write a concerto for James Ehnes that was commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra a couple of years ago, but his health problems prevented that.
Glad to know he’s doing well. From what I’ve heard, he is missed at his former gig. The new guy isn’t a patch on him.