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Due to covid-19, Jonathan Nott, TSO Music Director was unable to come to Japan for TSO July concert series. The Orchestra took place first ever concert with recorded-video conducting on July 18 at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.
The concert was also live-streamed on Nico-Nico channel. Followed by Britten’s Frank Bridge Variations without conductor in the first half, Dvorak 8th Symphony was performed under recorded video conducting of Jonathan Nott via screen in the second half.
Next concert with recorded-video conducting, performing Beethoven’s Symphony No.3 will be on July 25 at Suntory Hall.
I am so sick and tired of this “we have to do something” attitude creating substandard performances we are supposed to get excited about.
The Grange Park “blowfly’s view” swooping around video is awful.
The Philharmonia Battersea “wasp’s eye view” video worse with terrible sound.
The ECO/Cadogan VW and Mozart were acceptable performances but not a patch on the excellence of which the orchestra and soloist are capable. The production values belonged on “You’ve Been Framed”.
As for the Proms – it is not a season, it is a playlist.
No-one could be more frustrated about lockdown than you and I, but how much more of this second and third rate garbage do we have to take and feign a smile? It is not even an apology for music-making, it is very sad – and makes the grieving worse.