This Concert of Prokofiev and Mahler by the Concertgebouw Will Lodge Resolutely in the Memory
20/05/2018
Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [6] – Prokofiev, Mahler: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor), Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany 16.5.2018. (MC)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Daniele Gatti (conductor) & Daniil Trifonov (piano)
(c) Oliver Killig
It was a Privilege Having the Opportunity to See and Hear a Trio of Maiskys
19/05/2018
Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [5] ‘Cellomania’ – Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Sascha Maisky (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello) and Lily Maisky (piano), Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany 15.5.2018. (MC)
MaiskyTrio – l-r Sascha, Lily and Mischa Maisky
Vale of Glamorgan Festival Begins Its 50th Anniversary Celebrations
18/05/2018
Various composers, Vale of Glamorgan Festival: Ensemble Midtvest, Penarth Pier Pavilion, 16.5.2018. (PCG) Read more
A Delightful Last Day at the BERGfrühling Festival.
16/05/2018
BERGfrühling [4] and [5] – Dvořák, Berg, Schumann, and Schubert: Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Sylvia Careddu [flute], Alexander Neubauer [clarinet], Ariane Haering [piano], Sebastian Gürtler, Régis Bringolf [violins], Subin Lee [viola], Florian Berner [cello]), Rya Yoshimura (bassoon), Peter Dorfmayr (horn), Ivan Kitanović (double bass). St George’s Parish Church, Sternberg, and Alban Berg Saal, Carinthian Music Academy, Ossiach, 12.5.2018. (MB) Read more
Artist of Rare Talent José Cura Doesn’t Disappoint with Argentine Songs
15/05/2018
Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [3] – Argentine Songs: José Cura (tenor & conductor), Dresdner Kapellsolisten, Semperoper, Dresden, 13.5.2018. (MC)
José Cura
A Fascinating Programme of Works for Strings from LGT Young Soloists
14/05/2018
Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [2] – Tartini, Holst, Waxman, Wirén, Pagannini, Bottesini: LGT Young Soloists, Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, 12.5.2018. (MC)
Vibrant Musicianship of Ivor Bolton, B’Rock Orchestra and Balthasar Neumann Choir
14/05/2018
Bach: Soloists and Chorus of the Balthasar Neumann Choir, B’Rock Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Stadtkirche St. Johann, Schaffhausen, 13.5.2018. (CCr)
Balthasar Neumann Choir, B’Rock Orchestra & Ivor Bolton (conductor) (c) Casey Creel
More Thought-Provoking Music-Making at BERGfrühling
13/05/2018
BERGfrühling [3] – Haydn, Berg, and Brahms: Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Sylvia Careddu [flute], Alexander Neubauer [clarinet], Ariane Haering [piano], Sebastian Gürtler, Régis Bringolf [violins], Subin Lee [viola], Florian Berner [cello]), Ivan Kitanović (double bass). Alban Berg Saal, Carinthian Music Academy, Ossiach, 11.5.2018. (MB) Read more
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