The live recording of Tchaikovksy’s violin concerto with Susanna Yoko Henkel and the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jonathan Darlington has been awarded the with the ECHO Klassik 2011 by the German Phono Akcademy. The CD has convinced the jury in the catergory “Best Concerto Recording of the Year (19th Century)”.
The CD is justly called a milestone in the orchestra’s cooperation with the audiophile label Acousense in the Darlington era. The young violinist Susanna Yoko Henkel, Artist Residence of the orchestra’s 2009/10 season, combines the enchanting atmosphere of a live performance with a multi-faceted and skillful adaptation. In combination with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasy on a Theme by Thomas Tallis” the CD also carries the mark of Jonathan Darlington’s trademark repertoire.
Das Strad Magazine (1/2011) wrote in a review of the CD:
“… Beautifully recorded live in a natural perspective that exchanges the spotlit presence of Stern and Heifetz for a gentle, velvety seductiveness, Susanna Yoko Henkel plays throughout with a phrasal sensitivity, tonal beauty and unrushed sincerity that never allows the work’s pyrotechnical extravangances to get the upper hand. …Whereas a number of adrenalin-fuelled accounts Tchaikovsky’s patchwork-quilt strusture starts to fray around the edges, Henkel, sympathetically supported by Jonathan Darlington and the Duisburg players, segues between the various musical interfaces with effortless poise. …The Vaughan Williams coupling is … notable for its heartfelt radiance.”
Julian Heylock, The Strad
See the full list of this year’s awardees.
ECHO Klassik is one of the best known international music awards. ECHO Klassik prize winners are determined by a judging panel made up of eleven personalities from politics, the arts and media and the classical wing of the German music industry association. Every year the German Phono Akademie – the cultural institute of the German music industry association – honours the outstanding and successful performances of national and international artists with this award. The award ceremony will be held 2. October 2011 at 22:00 h at the Konzerthaus Berlin and will be transmitted on TV by the ZDF, the official partner of the ECHO Klassik since 1996.
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