Rattle’s Eclectic Programming Puzzles But LSO On Top Form
12/09/2018
Lucerne Festival [4] – Bernstein, Dvořák, Janáček: Krystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL) 11.9.2018. (JR)
Krystian Zimerman (piano), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & LSO
(c) Lucerne Festival/Peter Fischli
Memorable Chamber Music from Daniel Barenboim and Boulez Ensemble XIV
11/09/2018
Musikfest Berlin 2018 [7] – Webern, Schumann, Boulez: Boulez Ensemble XIV / Daniel Barenboim (piano & direction), Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 9.9.2018. (MC)
Daniel Barenboim & Boulez Ensemble XIV © Monika Rittershaus
George Benjamin Leads a Fascinating Programme of Twentieth-Century Music
10/09/2018
Musikfest Berlin 2018 [6] – Boulez, Ravel, Ligeti, Benjamin: Cédric Tiberghien (piano), ChorWerk Ruhr, Berliner Philharmoniker / George Benjamin (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 8.9.2018. (MC)
George Benjamin (conductor) & Berliner Philharmoniker © Kai Bienert
A Varied and Enjoyable Musical Party Rings Down the Curtain on the 2018 BBC Proms
10/09/2018
BBC PROM 75 – Hindemith, Berlioz, Roxanna Panufnik, Stanford, Parry, Arne and Elgar: Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Jess Gillam (alto/soprano saxophone), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.9.2018. (AS)
BBC SO & Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
A Superb Performance of Theodora as the Proms Season Nears its Close
09/09/2018
BBC PROM 74 – Handel, Theodora (1749): Louise Alder (soprano) Theodora, Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor) Didymus, Ann Hallenberg (mezzo) Irene, Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Septimus, Tariz Nazimi (bass) Valens, Arcangelo / Jonathan Cohen (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.9.2018. (CC)
Louise Alder and Iestyn Davies (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Memorable Zimmermann and Bruckner from Valery Gergiev
09/09/2018
Musikfest Berlin 2018 [5] – Zimmermann, Bruckner: Michael Rotschopf (speaker 1), Josef Bierbichler (speaker 2), Georg Nigl (bass), Münchner Philharmoniker / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 7.9.2018. (MC)
Münchner Philharmoniker & Valery Gergiev (conductor) © Kai Bienert
A Magnificent Mahler Third from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony
08/09/2018
Musikfest Berlin 2018 [4] – Mahler: Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), GewandhausKinderchor, Damen des GewandhausChores, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 6.9.2018 (MC)
Susan Graham (mezzo), Andris Nelsons (conductor) & BSO © Kai Bienert
Donald Runnicles Leads Superb Wagner and Intense Zimmerman at Musikfest Berlin
07/09/2018
Musikfest Berlin 2018 [3] – Zimmermann, Wagner: Allison Oakes, soprano (Brünnhilde), Judit Kutasi, mezzo-soprano (Erda); Simon O’Neill, tenor (Siegfried); Michael Volle, baritone (Wotan); Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Donald Runnicles (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 5.9.2018. (MC)
Donald Runnicles © Bettina Stöß
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