Röschmann’s Dramatic Skill and Vignoles’s Always Impeccable Pianism at the EIF
21/08/2018
Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [13] – Schubert, Schumann, Wolf: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano), Queen’s Hall, 21.8.2018. (SRT)
Dorothea Röschmann © Harald Hoffmann
Aspen 11: Bewitching Britten, French Chamber Music, and Märkl
20/08/2018
Various composers, Aspen Music Festival (HS) Read more
Aimard’s Antics Create a More Receptive Listening Environment at the EIF
20/08/2018
Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [12] – Obouhow, Scriabin. Debussy, Chopin, Messiaen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Queen’s Hall, 20.8.2018. (SRT)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (c) Marco Borggreve
Sir Simon Rattle’s Masterful Ravel at the Proms
20/08/2018
BBC PROM 48 – Ravel: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2018. (AS)
Magdalena Kožená as Child (featured centre) (c) BBC/Chris Chistodoulou
The EUYO Brings a Wonderful Sense of Diversity Amongst Unity to the Proms
20/08/2018
BBC PROM 49 – Zubel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), European Union Youth Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.8.2018. (CC)
Seong-Jin Cho (piano), European Union Youth Orchestra & Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
The Overdue Proms Debut of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is Worth the Wait
19/08/2018
Prom 45 – Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Jonathan Nott (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.8.2018. (MB)
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Jonathan Nott (conductor) & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker are a Powerful Success at the EIF
18/08/2018
Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [11] – Mozart, Schubert: Christian Blackshaw (piano), Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker (strings), Queen’s Hall, edinburgh, 18.8.2018. (SRT) Read more
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Brings Grace and Vitality to Edinburgh with the Elgar Cello Concerto
18/08/2018
Edinburgh International Festival [10] – Stravinsky, Elgar, Ravel: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Usher Hall Edinburgh, 17.8.2018. (GT)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (c) Lars Borges
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