“Back in March 2018, Gilbert led the BSO in a vivid, extroverted performance of Debussy’s “Jeux.” “La mer” went along similar lines, its clarity abetted by his antiphonal […]
“Absorbed with the radiance of vibrations—of waves—Alan Gilbert and the orchestra breathtakingly illuminated La Mer…Hopefully, the wait is not long before Gilbert’s return to the BSO” (David Patterson)
“CLEVELAND, Ohio – So bright is the music this week at Severance Music Center, one might be advised to wear shades. Don’t look at the lighting technician, however. […]
“But we are not only witnessing the end of one era but also the beginning of another. Tonight, the opera’s new music director Alan Gilbert shows what an […]
“The second major artistic event, which even towered over the violin concerto, was the performance of the Second Symphony in D major by Johannes Brahms by the NDR […]
“The last time the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performed in front of an audience under the direction of its chief conductor Alan Gilbert . The second pandemic season will now begin in the Elbphilharmonie […]
“Alan Gilbert, der künftige Chef des NDR-Elbphilharmonie-Orchesters, geht die überreiche Partitur allerdings auch mi der Genauigkeit und instrumentalen Tiefenschärfe eines Konzertdirigenten an.” = “However, Alan Gilbert, the future […]
“Alan Gilbert ci regala una bella lettura di quest’opera, per altro mai rappresentata al Teatro all Scala: fantasiosa nell’estetismo, nell’erotismo come nell’evidente decadentismo e illustrata da una incessante […]
“E così sembra dire altro rispetto a una musica finissima, che la bachetta di Alan Gilbert equilibra tra graffio espressionista e delicata nostalgia” = “And so it seems […]
“The poignant themes of Marietta’s and Fritz’s songs are never mere sound hedonism, but become components of a wise structure that conductor Alan Gilbert manages to keep in […]
