Concert Review: HKPO-Zimmerman-Delfs16 December, 2012, CCCH
HKPO - Frank Peter Zimmermann - Andreas Delfs
Brahms-Beethoven
The concert opened with the Brahms Symphony No. 3, given a stylish and muscular reading, typical of conductor Andreas Delfs. The playing was very good, and if a little wistfulness was missing, it was made up by the cogency of the reading.
Second half's Beethoven Violin Concerto received a miraculous reading. Frank Peter Zimmermann, always a thoughtful musician, was in top form. Rock solid technique that filled the hall was not everything; more precious was the spontaneity he managed to display in this warhorse which he plays often. His phrasings never sounded studied or routine, and if occasionally the forcefulness jolted me a little I was wonderfully refreshed. His Strad, ex Kreisler, sounded magnificent in tonality. Delfs proved a worthwhile partner; the orchestra and conductor both engaged in a musical dialogue.
The best Beethoven I have ever heard with the HKPO.
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