Aspen Music Festival 2011 (8) – “Falstaff” and Recitals by Denk, DeYoung and the American Brass Quintet
30/07/2011
Aspen Music Festival (8): Verdi’s Falstaff; Jeremy Denk plays Ligeti and Bach; American Brass Quintet; Michelle DeYoung sings Brahms. 29.7.2011 (HS) Read more
Prom 15 – Idiomatic piano playing from Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Hungarian concert.
30/07/2011
Kodaly, Bartok, Liszt: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London. 26.7.20 11 (GD) Read more
At the Olympic Music Festival, the Voice Prevails in a Chamber Concert
29/07/2011
Mozart, Brahms, et al : Stefan Hersh (violin), Alan Iglitzin (viola), Daniel Montenegro (tenor), Paul Hersh (piano), Jeffrey Fair (horn), Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA. 24.7.2010 (BJ) Read more
A quirky gig in a quirky London venue – but some spellbinding violin playing
28/07/2011
Berio, Bach, Bartok : Alina Ibragimova (violin), Quay Brothers (video), Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 26.7.2011 (GDn) Read more
Michael Volle’s Schubert & Loewe Recital at the Munich Opera Festival
27/07/2011
Liederabend, F. Schubert, C. Loewe: Michael Volle (baritone), Helmut Deutsch (pianist). Munich Prinzregenten Theatre. 20.07.2011. (JMI) Read more
Aspen Music Festival 2011 (7) – Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Bach, Schnittke and Rouse’s ‘Rescued Alberich’ with Colin Currie
26/07/2011
Aspen Music Festival (7): Vasily Petrenko (conductor) and Aspen Chamber Symphony in Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, and Julia Fischer, Augustin Hadelich (violins) in Bach and Schnittke; Marin Alsop (conductor) and Aspen Festival Orchestra in Prokofiev and Wagner, with Colin Currie (percussion) in Rouse’s Der Geretette Alberich. Aspen, Colorado, 22-24.7.2011 (HS) Read more
Prom 13 – Verdi’s Requiem makes its customary big impression
26/07/2011
Verdi, Requiem (1873-4, rev. 1875): Marina Poplavskaya (soprano), Mariana Pentcheva (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Calleja (tenor), Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus of Wales, London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Royal Albert Hall London 24.7.2011 (MMB) Read more
An impressive Wigmore Hall debut by Robert Henry
26/07/2011
Bach, Debussy and Chopin : Robert Henry (piano). Wigmore Hall, London 24.7.2011 (RB) Read more
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