A long time ago, a mere thirteen-year-old Beethoven walked around Rotterdam. It was even his first trip abroad. He was there to visit family, together with his mother. This did not prevent the child prodigy from also giving a number of house concerts, for which he was rewarded with all kinds of precious trinkets. Nevertheless, after returning home, the boy complained about Dutch thrift: he never
… wanted to go there again. Since 2018 Lahav Shani has been the principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for a period of five years. On his debut CD with the orchestra, the new chief also shows his piano skills. This CD with the Fourth Piano Concerto and Seventh Symphony received four stars in de Volkskrant. In the symphony the horns clap like whips and the basses poke you between the ribs: sitting still is not an option', according to the review. (HJ)more
