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Espectacular fin de año de Juanjo Mena con Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Nacional de España y Sinfónica de Madrid

Juanjo Mena afronta desde el 28 de noviembre un apretado y brillante calendario que le llevará a presentarse, hasta enero de 2015, con dos de las más prestigiosas orquestas norteamericanas, la Philadelphia Orchestra y la New York Philharmonic, y con agrupaciones con las que mantiene una fuerte vinculación: la BBC Philharmonic, de la que es director titular; la Orquesta Nacional de España y la Sinfónica de Madrid.

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“This was the best all-French concert I have heard for a long time…..
I can’t think of a more sympathetic/enthusiastic conductor for this music than Juanjo Mena. His sense of orchestral balance was superb, as was his care over, among other things, dynamics, colouration, and rhythmic/lyrical contrast.” (Geoff Diggings, Seen and Heard International)
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“The music glinted and sparkled as it made its inevitable, quicksilver progress…. This was a highly successful LPO debut for Juanjo Mena, a partnership that hopefully will continue, for it has great potential.”
(Alan Sanders, Classical Source)
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“Thrilling French fare from the LPO and Juanjo Mena”
(Katy Wright, Bachtrack)

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“It is difficult to remember having enjoyed a performance of the Fourth as much as this” (Rohan Shotton, Bachtrack)

“The final pages of the symphony were moving into the realm of the ecstatic, and rightly earned that huge reception.” (Robert Beale, Manchester Evening News)

“Exhilarating and transparent Choral Symphony from the BBC Philharmonic” (Michael Cookson, Seen and Heard International)

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(Español) El director de orquesta Juanjo Mena, al frente de la orquesta de la que es titular, la BBC Philharmonic, inicia el sábado 15 de marzo una gira de once conciertos que tendrán lugar en las más importantes salas de Austria, Alemania, Eslovenia, Croacia y Hungría. En programa, desde sinfonías de Mendelssohn, Dvorák o Bruckner hasta repertorio actual como “Rough Music”, de HK Gruber con Martin Grubinger.

(Español) Críticas elogiosas a la Sinfonía Alpina con la BBC Philharmonic y la Hallé en Manchester

The Guardian

“Mena’s handling of the work’s grand arc from dawn to dusk was majestic… the fine detail had the intense glitter of water droplets within the profound buffeting delivered by this incredible, pan-Mancunian meta-band.”

The Arts Desk

“Mena’s conducting was expansive and expressive, showing admirable control and majestic pacing.”

Seen and Heard International

“Under Juanjo Mena the performance of ‘An Alpine Symphony’ was a simply stunning experience. The whole concert was something special and will live long in the memory.”

(Español) Reseñas: BBC Philharmonic, The Bridgewater Hall

Artsdesk:

“Mena directed with unfailing energy at the end of a busy night and the orchestra responded superbly…. All credit to the Phil: this was an imaginative, action-packed, exhausting, but thoroughly engaging and enlightening programme.”

The Guardian:

“Mena seemed infinitely alert to its mix of relentless energy and sensuality, while the dexterous clarity of the playing was persuasive in the extreme.”

(Español) Reseña: Oslo Philharmonic

(English) “ It was the Spanish conductor and frequent visitor to the Oslo Philharmonic Juanjo Mena who added colour to tonight’s concert…. In Schubert’s great C major Symphony, we experienced just what gives the Symphony its nickname, namely ‘the great’ ”