United Kingdom Brahms, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov: Alexander Kniazev (cello), Nicolai Lugansky (piano), Wigmore Hall London, 16.7.2016. (GD)
Month: July 2016
Coco Chanel a smash hit at Vattnäs
Sweden Various composers, Coco Chanel – a performance about a woman who changed the world of fashion: Soloists, Vattnäs Chamber Orchestra, Fredrik Burstedt (conductor). Vattnäs Concert Barn, Mora 6.7.2016. (premiere) (GF)
Jitterbug and Conga Join Traditional Dance Forms on Central Ballet’s Tour
United Kingdom Various composers, Ballet Central Tour 2016: Dancers of Ballet Central. Redgrave Theatre, Bristol, 16.7.2016. (JO’D)
Aspen (4): Emotional All-Student La bohème, Joyce Yang, Midori, and Sterling Chamber Music
United States Schnittke, Milhaud, Beethoven, Scarlatti, Debussy, Granados, Rachmaninoff, J.S. Bach, Puccini: Soloists, Joyce Yang (piano), Midori (violin), Orchestra and Chorus of Aspen Opera Theater Center, Garrett Keast (conductor), Harris Hall and Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado. 11-14.7.2016. (HS)
Rare Performance of Berkeley’s Stabat Mater Combines Austerity with Profundity
United Kingdom Ravel, Michael Berkeley, Colin Matthews, Poulenc,Lennox Berkeley: The Berkeley Ensemble, The Marian Consort / David Wordsworth (conductor), Cheltenham Music Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 17.7.2016. (RJ)
The Berkeley Ensemble [Luke Russell (flute), Emily Cockbill (oboe), John Slack (clarinet, bass clarinet), Andrew Watson (bassoon), Paul Cott (horn), Fontane Liang (harp), Jolwey Cragg (percussion), Sophie Mather (violin), Francesca Barritt (violin), Matthew Kettle (viola), Gemma Wareham (cello), Lachland Radford (double bass)]
The Marian Consort [Emma Walshe (soprano), Gwendolen Martin (soprano), Rory McCleery (countertenor and director), Benedict Hymas (tenor), Joh Stainsby (baritone), Nick Ashby (bass)]
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge on Fine Form at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 3. Mozart, Haydn and Fauré: Thomas Hopkins (treble), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Paula Murphy (mezzo-soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Stephen Cleobury (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.7.16 (AS)
A Summer Performance Showcases Young Talent Nurtured by the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme
United Kingdom Jette Parker Young Artists’ Programme Summer Concert -Janáček, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Leoncavallo and Strauss opera excerpts: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Paul Wynne Griffiths, Paul Wingfield & Jonathan Santagada (conductors). The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 18.7.2016. (JPr)
David Junghoon Kim – guest; Rosalinde – Vlada Borovko; Dr Falke – Yuriy Yurchuk;
Prince Orlofsky – Emily Edmonds; Gabriel von Eisenstein – Samuel Dale Johnson; Ida – Lauren Fagan
& Adele – Jennifer Davis (c) Clive Barda
Expert Handel Performances for the Brook Street Band’s 20th Anniversary
United Kingdom Handel: Nicki Kennedy (soprano); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone). Brook Street Band Wigmore Hall, London, 17.7.2016 (CC)