Albert Ehrnrooth

Journalist, photographer and social commentator.

Culture

Searing Kát’a Kabanová in Holland Park

Seen July 21, 2017  in Holland Park, London Leoš Janáček’s obsession with a woman almost 40 years his junior can seem very unattractive on paper. But Kamila Stösslová didn’t seem to care much one way or another. And Janáček’s (unrequited?) […]

Alisa Weilerstein premieres Outscape at the BBC Proms, Photo: Harold Hoffmann

ALISA WEILERSTEIN CHAMPIONS THE NEW

Interview with Alisa Weilerstein at the Royal Albert Hall, London, July 2017 The American cellist Alisa Weilerstein could probably tour the world playing the cello concertos of Elgar, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich ad infinitum. You can still build a career […]

HERRENCHIEMSEE – FESTIVAL FIT FOR A KING

Herrenchiemsee Festspiele  18-30 July 2017 ‘Mad’ king Ludwig II of Bavaria may have been genuinely mad towards the  end of his life, but he also deserves to be remembered as the ‘opera’ king. Richard Wagner could not have afforded to […]

Jenufa - Janacek - Grange Park Opera at West Horsley Place - 11th June 2017

MOVING JENUFA at WEST HORSLEY PLACE

Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, seen July  2017  Grange Park Opera, Theatre in the Woods at West Horsley Place. Janáček’s associated his opera Jenůfa with both the death of his young son Vladimir and the slow and tortuous illness that took […]

ROSSINI OPERA IS A TURKISH DELIGHT

Il Turco in Italia, music: Gioachino Rossini libretto: Felice Romani, seen at Wormsley, Garsington Opera,  2 July 2017 It is the vitality of Il Turco in Italia’s overture, with its wonderful plaintive horn solo, that immediately sucks you into Rossini’s […]

ALBERT HERRING IS SERIOUSLY FUNNY

Albert Herring, music: Benjamin Britten, libretto:Eric Crozier, seen at The Grange Festival , June 25 2017 Why did Benjamin Britten not write more comedy operas? On the evidence of this Grange Festival production he was clearly seriously good at being […]

The Pink Floyd Exhibition, V&A London. Momemtary Lapse of Reason

WISH YOU WERE AT THE PINK & FLOYD MUSEUM

The Victoria and  Albert is now the unofficial rock and pop museum of Great Britain. After successful shows devoted to Kylie Minogue, David Bowie and very recently the revolutionary late 60s pop scene,  the V & A now tries to […]

SALES AT TEFAF CONFIRM UPWARD TREND

TEFAF,  10-19 March, 2017, Maastricht Art fairs are essential for the dealers. This is where nowadays most of the networking with clients, colleagues and museum curators is done. It is also the best place for the art tourist with a […]

TEFAF, FINE ART FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH

TEFAF  in Maastricht, 9-19 March The Maastricht Treaty is already a fading (bad) memory for most British people that voted for Brexit.  But the city of Maastricht deserves to be associated with some positive things as well.  André Rieu, the […]

A REVOLUTION OF SORTS

Revolution, Russian Art 1917-1932 at the Royal Academy of Art, London until April 17, 2017 Lenin was not particularly interested in art. And that is probably an understatement. Actually, he didn’t care one bit for it, unless it could be […]

BACH BATHFEST, SHORT BUT PURE QUALITY

I live 40 minutes from Bath. And yet I am a totally focused on London. I therefore tend to overlook the cultural delights that the  elegant city with its crescents, palladian mansions and Georgian buildings can offer. Yes, I am […]