Photo: Christoph Müller-Girod
The “moving” and “touching” gestures that dominated Jonathan Darlington’s last concert with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra were not restricted to the speeches, but were communicated musically as well. The press univocally praises the rendition of Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony” as a highlight showcasing the ten year’s work in increasing the orchestra’s quality …
Frederik Wittenberg, Klassik.com, 18.05.2011
“Darlington’s rendition of this score so brimfull with colours connected all its components to a convincing whole. What we heard was both a very personal work of farewell and renewal, as well as the shatteringly poignant all-encompassing world spectacle of apocalypse and divine love. Already the beginning turned out so distinctive and precise with its forward spurring double basses, one had to fear this level of tension would not be kept up throughout the piece. This luckily wasn’t the case, as Darlington was aptly avoided a slackening in the softer passages through a round moulding of melodic progression. He also managed to emphasise the secondary voices, which I have never yet heard in such clarity, without sacrificing the balance. The orchestra followed his gestures congenially […]. One must praise Darlington’s overall control over the sound masses, which he was able to unleash or restrain at will with intelligent and organically developped dynamics. The fateful tenor of the first movement, for example, gained an enormeous impact with its bone-chilling sound eruptions. [...] Ingeborg Danz turned out to be an ideal interpreter of the primordial light. The “voice of naive faith” (cf. Mahler) touched the heart with its infinitely tender and warm colours.”
“A touching farewell”
PETER KLUCKEN, Rheinische Post, (21.052011)
“Many concertgoers in the sold-out Mercatorhalle concert hall had tears in their eyes as Jonathan Darlington bade farewell to his orchestra with a personal handshake for each musician. The cheer after the terrific rendition of Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony” morphed into a prolonged ovation of gratitude for the past nine years, in which music director Jonathan Darlington has undoutedly greatly elevated the quality of the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
“A moving farewell”
Ingo Hoddick, Rheinische Post, 20.05.2011
“The concert was one of the best Jonathan Darlington and the Duisburg Philharmonic have ever given. What an enormous development this conductor has undergone during his tenure in Duisburg was demonstrated by his Mahler-expertise.”
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