WE are so fortunate in having a wonderful orchestra in town, generously supported by local authorities of which the Borough of Poole was publicly acknowledged with this concert. Simone Lamsma immersed us in the abundant felicities of Beethoven's Violin Concerto; a performance that expressed all the beauty of line and tone in every note. Calmly lyrical in the opening Allegro, she never lost touch with its symmetry as the dynamic range expanded, powerfully deploying Beethoven's motifs in Kreisler's cadenzas.
The Larghetto showed sensitivity to the quiescent romance; a mesmerising account to which Kirill Karabits and the BSO were perfectly attuned.
The finale's tuneful Rondo allowed the orchestra its head and Lamsma to play the brilliant cadenza with unabashed allure.
Her encore was the Sarabande from Bach's Partita No.2.
Karabits' affection for Shostakovich's music is infectious; his account of the Symphony No.6 scaled the miniscule to the massive, revealing the enigmatic mystery of the Largo with absolute authority.
Shostakovich's Allegro seemed intent on eclipsing the hubble-bubble and diabolist dynamics of previous composers and the finale's showmanship captured cinematically focused stampedes of creatures great and small. Phew!
The joy of performing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.3 was self evident from the nine soloists and harpsichord continuo with the addition of double bass. Their rhythmic vitality in the outer movements was superb, Ruth Rogers' conveying the central Adagio with germane finesse.
