“Then, after intermission, there was the small matter of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a supreme peak for any young conductor — any conductor — to scale. Afkham’s account was something of a revelation. It made most performances of the work that one routinely hears seem merely generic.

There was a lightness yet also a seriousness about the performance, often laying bare vistas that made even so familiar a piece sound thrillingly new. The second movement, taken very fluently, was airy in texture, and the finale, instead of being portentous, actually sang. The string sound, again, was at once light and firm.”

Seattle Times

Acclaim  |  

Haglund and Shostakovich

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Seen and Heard International

Feature  |  

„Karriere ist ein seltsames Wort“

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