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\"Manfred<\/p>\n

By ANDREW POWELL
Published: April 11, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

MUNICH \u2014 Watching Manfred Honeck<\/a> lead the Munich Philharmonic<\/a> in Strauss last Sunday (April 6), a question came to mind. Why isn\u2019t this<\/i> the man replacing Lorin Maazel<\/a> next year?<\/p>\n

With refreshing conviction and broad arm gestures \u00e0 la Carlos Kleiber, Honeck drew polished performances from the orchestra in three contrasted scores; the horns played dazzlingly. He waltzed with shrewd abandon through the 1944 Rosenkavalier-Suite<\/i>, injecting drama and nailing Artur Rodzi\u0144ski\u2019s (or is it really Strauss\u2019s?) hearty coda. He elegantly accompanied in the Vier letzte Lieder<\/i> (1948) as Anja Harteros<\/a> painted the words and sent ravishing soprano tones around the acoustically deficient Gasteig hall. Perfect flute trills graced Im Abendrot<\/i>. If her consonants did not always project, blame the architect. After the break, the Pittsburgh<\/a>-based conductor richly indulged the melodies of Ein Heldenleben<\/i> (1898), a work he played in Vienna under Kleiber 21 years ago, and he managed its counterpoint to gripping effect. Sreten Krsti\u010d<\/a>\u2019s sweet and poised but light-bodied solo violin fit in neatly. The MPhil will repeat the program tomorrow in New York<\/a>, where Fabio Luisi<\/a> conducts.<\/p>\n

Photo \u00a9 Felix Broede<\/p>\n

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