Casella, La Donna Serpente: Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Turin’s Teatro Regio, 21.4.2016 (JMI)
An outstanding rarity by Alfredo Casella
Month: April 2016
Musical Celebration of Shakespeare’s Quatercentenary in Plymouth
United Kingdom Purcell, Walton, Arne, Linley the younger: Augusta Hebbert and Anita Watson (sopranos); Alexander Robin Baker (baritone), Ten Tors Orchestra with Bath Spa University Chamber Choir / Simon Ible (conductor), Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth UK 23.4.2016 (PRB)
Angela Hewitt Presents a Masterclass Full of Fascinating Insights
United Kingdom Angela Hewitt Masterclass: Wigmore Hall, London, 22.4.2016. (CC)
The Aurora Orchestra Shine as their Mozart Concerto Odyssey Continues
United Kingdom Reicha, Mozart, and Schubert: Aurora Orchestra, Robert Levin (piano/conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, 23.4.2016. (MB)
(rehearsal picture by Nick Rutter
An Impressive Concert from the Bruckner Orchester Linz
United Kingdom Gluck, Mozart, Bruckner: Melvyn Tan (piano), Bruckner Orchester Linz / Dennis Russell (conductor), Cadogan Hal, 21.4.2016. (GD)
Czech Philharmonic Embellishes Jenůfa with Its Golden Viennese Sound
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno (chorus master: Petr Fiala), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.4.2016. (MB)
Rewarding Music and Performances in the Park Lane Young Artists Spring Series
United Kingdom Park Lane Young Artists Spring Series: Aike String Quartet (Soh-Yon Kim, Emily Harper (violins), Benjamin Harrison (viola), Karen French (cello)), The Hermes Experiment (Héloïse Werner (soprano), Oliver Pashley (clarinet), Anne Denholm (harp), Marianne Schofield (double bass)), Nardus Williams (soprano), Peter Foggitt (piano), Eblana String Trio (Jonathan Martindale (violin), Lucy Nolan (viola), Peggy Nolan (cello)). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 19.4.2016 and 21.4.2016. (MB)
Rattle and the OAE Present Romantic Repertoire in a More Mellow Light
United Kingdom Brahms, Rott and Bruckner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 22.4.2016. (AS)