Karina Canellakis leads the BBCSO in an Energy-fuelled Prom
26/07/2018
BBC PROM 12 – Beethoven, Shostakovich, Andrew Norman, Rachmaninov: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.7.2018. (CS)
Alisa Weilerstein (c) BBC / Sarah Jeynes
Much to Enjoy and to Provoke in The Fiery Angel
26/07/2018
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [4] – Prokofiev, The Fiery Angel: Soloists, Dancers, Chorus of the Polish National Opera (chorus master: Miroslaw Janowski), Orchestre de Paris / Kazushi Ono (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix, 15.7.2018. (MB)
The Fiery Angel © Pascal Victor / artcompress
Kirill Petrenko and a Stellar Cast in the Munich Opera Festival’s Siegfried
26/07/2018
Munich Opera Festival 2018 [5] – Wagner, Siegfried: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra/Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 24.7.2018. (JMI)
From Siegfried © W. Hösl
Vaughan Williams Triumphs in a Generous Program
25/07/2018
Blossom Music Festival [3] – Prokofiev, Falla, Berlioz, Vaughan Williams, Mahler: Blossom Festival Chorus (Lisa Wong, director), Kent Blossom Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra / Vinay Parameswaran, Jahja Ling (conductors), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 21.7.2018. (MSJ) Read more
Glimmerglass Festival’s Barber of Seville Achieves Lift Off and Soars
25/07/2018
The Glimmerglass Festival [1] – Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and Chorus /Joseph Colaneri (conductor), Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, 20.7.2018. (RP)
Dale Travis (Doctor Bartolo) & Emily D’Angelo (Rosina) in The Barber of Seville
© Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival
One of North of England’s Best Kept Secrets: ‘Summer Festival of Chamber Music’ at Paxton
24/07/2018
Various composers, Music at Paxton – 2018 Summer Festival of Chamber Music: Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scottish Borders. (MC) Read more
A Stimulating and Exciting Proms Recital by Jean Rondeau
24/07/2018
Proms Chamber Music 2 – Rameau, F. Couperin, Royer, Risser: Jean Rondeau (harpsichord) Cadogan Hall, London, 23.7.2018. (CC)
Jean Rondeau
Aspen (5): Violin Concertos from Fletcher and Ligeti, Thrilling Brass Quintets
24/07/2018
Various composers, Aspen Music Festival [5] Read more
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