Spain Various composers: Bryan Hymel and Irini Kyriakidou, Julius Drake (piano), Iglesia del Carmen, Peralada, 5.8.2016. (JMI)
Bryan Hymel’s Disappointing Recital with His Wife Mars a Generally Pleasing Festival
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Rare Roméo et Juliette In Argentina
Argentina Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette: Alejandra Malvino (mezzo), Ricardo González Dorrego (tenor), Hernán Iturralde (baritone), Chorus Polifónico Nacional and Orchestra Sinfónica Nacional. Conductor: Facundo Agudín, CCK, Buenos Aires. 29.7.2016. (JSJ)
The Australian Youth Orchestra Shines in Shanghai
China Vine, Ravel, Dvořák: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Australian Youth Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor), Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai, 31.7.2016. (RP)
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The Entertaining Auckland Trio
New Zealand Beethoven, Reger and various composers: Auckland Trio – Clare Penny (flute), Elena Abramova (violin), Greg McGarity (viola, guitar), St. John’s Church, Whangarei, New Zealand. 15.7.2016. (PSe)
Die Soldaten Premieres In Latin America At Teatro Colón
Argentina Zimmermann, Die Soldaten: Soloists and Orchestra. Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 19.7.2016. (JSJ)
Aspen (6): Mixed Results from the Emerson Quartet, but Abduraimov Is a Pianist to Reckon With
United States Haydn, Berg, Brahms, Purcell, Berlioz, Beethoven, Bellini, Thomas, Chopin, Schubert, Prokofiev: Soloists, Emerson String Quartet, Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Harris Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 19-21.7.2016. (HS)
Éclairs sur l’au-delà On Which Messiaen Would Have Beamed His Approval
New Zealand Messiaen: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and NZSO National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 8.7.2016. (PM)
Aspen (5): A Tale of Contrasting Violins: Joshua Bell and Midori
United States Saint-Saëns, Mahler, Crockett, Mozart, Fletcher, Brahms, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Soloists; Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Aspen Contemporary Music Ensemble, Aspen Festival Orchestra Robert Spano, Donald Crocker, Arie Vardi, and Vasily Petrenko (conductors); Benedict Music Tent and Harris Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 15-17.7.2016. (HS)