Guest conductor Santtu-Mathias Rouvali made his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra this weekend.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Change of plans recently led to unexpected opportunities at The Cleveland Orchestra. And so, this week, guest conductor Santtu-Mathias Rouvali seized the moment. With the Mahler “Das Lied von der Erdeprogram moved to next season, a rare blank slate appeared. Rouvali stepped in on short notice to make his Cleveland debut presenting an impassioned program.
Afendi Yusuf’s first movement clarinet solos were suitably mysterious, while the broader woodwind touches in the third movement Scherzo were as light as skipping stones over water. In the finale, the string section bathed in some over-the-top Romantic melodies, though Rouvali’s slower tempos did eventually make these moments feel a bit bogged down.
The second movement also felt connected to that of the other piece on the program: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto.” Tchaikovsky’s influence is evident in early Sibelius, and both works wear their hearts on their sleeves.
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