Rough landing for Barenboim in Lucerne
OrchestrasAfter making immense efforts to tour with the West-East Diwan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim received an unsympathetic review from Swiss critic Christian Berzins:
‘… shaky entrances, ugly transitions, individual errors in the orchestra – not to mention the non-interpretation of Barenboim himself. We won’t do that either, because it was sad to see the legendary conductor drag himself onto the stage and pretend to lead the orchestra. Has a symphony ever been played so poorly at the Lucerne Festival? Which leading Intendant – Markus Hinterhäuser, Michael Haefliger, Elisabeth Sobotka, Dominique Meyer – will say to Barenboim: “let it go”?
Full review here.
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