First observation: the level of the second edition of La Maestra was higher than that of the first.
Created in 2020 by the Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra under the leadership of Claire Gibault, the competition has now acquired international credibility.
We hope, despite everything, that a reserved competition will soon no longer be necessary, as mixed conducting has become obvious.
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Second remark, from the frustrated critic: our favorite did not reach the final!
In the first round, the German Ustina Dubitsky is the only one not only to have proposed a personal vision of Mozart, but to have communicated it to the orchestra in a few seconds.
By immediately establishing his style and tempo through gesture, then having the timpanist change drumsticks to transform the sound, a few indications of articulation and phrasing, passing from Karl Böhm to Harnoncourt in less time than he expected. need to say it.
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