Marc Taddei, music director of Orchestra Wellington (OW), has made the band a major fixture of Wellington’s music scene. A heartily large number of subscribers means there is always a capacity audience in place and the Michael Fowler Centre is no small venue.
The opening movement, with its strange, unnerving pauses, had both suspense and moments of soaring delight under conductor Marc Taddei’s watchful eye.
Orchestra Wellington’s season started with a bang with Marc Taddei’s inventive programming drawing an integrating arc over two masterpieces from the 18th century and two from the 20th century…
…So the audience was treated to a music history lesson as well as four wonderful performances.
A fantastic concert made up of unusual works tied together by an interesting idea. The audience applauded with gusto. The subscribers do love Taddei and his extraordinary programming. I walked out into the night with a big grin on my face , as did – I noticed – most of the performers.
“As usual for this excellent orchestra Mr. Taddei was the hero of the day, his consummate authority evident in each work.”