Timothy Mangan

California

Co-editor, Paul Bowles on Music and Classical Music Critic at Freelance

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Articles

Vienna Philharmonic Brings Distinctive Sound to Beethoven and Strauss

1 month ago | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: Yefim Bronfman shines as soloist, Nézet-Séguin almost makes ‘Ein Heldenleben’ work. The first thing a veteran concertgoer does when the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra takes the stage, as it did Sunday afternoon in the first of two concerts this week in Segerstrom Concert Hall, is count the women. The number has been a point of controversy for a few decades now, at least when the orchestra plays abroad. I counted 10, and perhaps missed a couple. A bonus: The concertmaster was a woman.
London Symphony Shows its Stuff in Mahler

2 months ago | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: Newly appointed chief conductor sweated the details with Mahler; pianist Yunchan Lim balanced chops and restraint with Rachmaninoff. There’s something a little odd, even disappointing, about a venerable foreign orchestra going on tour without bringing anything new to play or even some music from their own country, but instead bringing standard, well-known masterpiece fare.
What Does a Conductor Do? What Will Alexander Shelley Do?

Nov 15, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

The Pacific Symphony’s new music director gives us a chance to notice and understand the art of conducting anew. It’s always big news when a symphony orchestra names a new music director, especially if the old music director has been with the orchestra for 35 years and has built it up from humble to major status. Perhaps you’ve heard about it amid the political din.
London Philharmonic Provides Luxury Tchaikovsky but is Outshone by Soloist

Oct 14, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja put on a show with Shostakovich. The London Philharmonic Orchestra, led by its principal conductor Edward Gardner, made a stop at Segerstrom Concert Hall on Friday night as part of a U.S. tour that also takes them to Carnegie Hall. A good-sized crowd showed up to hear this venerable ensemble, founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932. It is generally considered one of the great orchestras of the world.
St.Clair opens his 35th Pacific Symphony Season with Nostalgic Agenda

Sep 27, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: Duplicating his first program, he all but admits it’s his final season. It’s been a long time. Thursday night, in Segerstrom Concert Hall, conductor Carl St.Clair stepped up to the podium to lead his 35th season-opening concert with the Pacific Symphony, a group with which, if you do the math, he has served as music director since 1990. October 1990 to be exact. The hair is silver now, but the spirit is still willing. Word is that this season will be his last.
Tianyi Lu Leads Pacific Symphony in a Singing Account of Sibelius

May 29, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: The young conductor from New Zealand makes a big impression in the composer’s Second Symphony, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. It’s been a season of speed dating for the Pacific Symphony. Eight guest conductors have shown up, many of them first timers with the group, all – or most, we’re not told explicitly – vying for the job as the next music director. The orchestra may be in danger of the consumer in the cereal aisle: Too many choices, all of them delicious.
A Look at the First Year of Pacific Symphony's Search for a New Leader

May 27, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Paul Hodgins |Timothy Mangan

Several trends in the orchestral world raise the stakes as conductors vie for a coveted position. This season and next, fans of Pacific Symphony can watch a fascinating process that has only happened once before in the orchestra’s 45-year history: the search for a new conductor. Carl St.Clair, Pacific Symphony’s music director since 1990, will pass the baton to his successor, presumably after the 2024-25 season.
Tianyu Lu Leads Pacific Symphony in a Singing Account of Sibelius

May 17, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: The young conductor from New Zealand makes a big impression in the composer’s Second Symphony, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. It’s been a season of speed dating for the Pacific Symphony. Eight guest conductors have shown up, many of them first timers with the group, all – or most, we’re not told explicitly – vying for the job as the next music director. The orchestra may be in danger of the consumer in the cereal aisle: Too many choices, all of them delicious.
Shiyeon Sung Leads Pacific Symphony in Impressive Performance of Tchaikovsky

Apr 26, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: The Korean conductor, the first woman to try out for the orchestra’s music directorship, exhibits authority and intelligence. Shiyeon Sung conducts the Pacific Symphony. Photo courtesy of Pacific Symphony/Doug GiffordShiyeon Sung became the first woman conductor this season to try out for the Pacific Symphony’s soon-to-be-vacant music directorship, Thursday night in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, and she made a good case for herself.
St.Clair and Pacific Symphony Find the Heart of ‘La Bohème’

Apr 5, 2024 | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: The annual semi-staged opera features a talented young cast in Puccini’s masterpiece. The staging of “La Bohème” with the Pacific Symphony included scenery and full costumes for the cast. From left, Adam Diegel (Rodolfo), Mimi (Teresa Perrotta), Musetta (Alisa Jordheim), Marcello (SyeungHyeon Baek), Schaunard (John Allen Nelson), Colline (Andrew Potter).