Conductor Kirill Karabits on Thomas de Hartmann's opera Esther

Podcast: Gramophone Classical Music Podcast · Gramophone

Opublikowano: 2026-04-24

Kirill Karabits and the orchestra whose Principal Conductor he was for 15 years, the Bournemouth Symphony, have recorded the opera Esther by Thomas de Hartmann (1885-1956). Written in Paris during the last years of the Second World War, and completed in 1946, Esther is based on the play by Racine which in turn draws on the biblical Book of Esther and tells of Esther's intercession to her husband King Ahasuerus on behalf her fellow Jews living in Persia. The episode is celebrated in the Jewish holiday of Purim every spring. Released by Pentatone, the opera features Corinne Winters in...