JOYFUL RETURN TO THE ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA

Antony returned to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with a program by Afro-American composers, in the festival Mind-The-Gap, featuring the extraordinary Miro Petkov in the Dutch premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto and Davóne Tines, who song two spirituals straight from his soul (wonderfully arranged by Thomas Beijer). Other pieces on the program were the Dutch premiere of Brian Nabors’ PULSE and William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony.

“With great bravura and a wonderfully relaxed ease, Miro Petkov, principal trumpet of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, mastered the demanding six movement concerto, joined by outstanding orchestral playing under the inspired direction of Antony Hermus.” (TROUW, 4****)