United Kingdom Mahler: Susan Platts (mezzo), Ladies of the RSNO Chorus, RSNO Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 2.6.2017. (SRT)
Month: June 2017
A Magnificent Joyce DiDonato at the Teatro Real
Spain Joyce DiDonato, In War & Peace: Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanichev (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.6.2017. (JMI)
A Memorable Performance of Quatuor pour le fin de temps
United Kingdom Messiaen and Schubert: Janine Jansen (violin), Lucas Debargue (piano), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Martin Fröst (clarinet), Wigmore Hall, London, 2.6.2107. (AS)
Pierre Boulez Celebrated in Vienna
Austria Boulez, Ibert, Pintscher, and Debussy: Emmanuel Pahud (flute), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Baldur Brönnimann (conductor). Grosser Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 1.6.2017. (MB)
The Golden Cockerel Is Finally Staged in Madrid
Spain Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 31.5.2017 & 1.6.2017. (JMI)
Eleventh English Music Festival Continues with Unflagging Confidence
United Kingdom English Music Festival – Vaughan Williams, Delius, Holst, Phillips: Ilona Domnich (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra / Martin Yates (conductor), Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on Thames. 26.5.2017. (RBa)
Haitink’s Reading of Bruckner’s Ninth Improves as it Unfolds
United Kingdom Beethoven and Bruckner: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 1.6.2017. (AS)
Haitink and the LSO’s Bruckner Lacks Auratic Glow
United Kingdom Bruckner: Sally Matthews (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo – soprano), Eric Cutler (tenor), Alessandro Spina (bass), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor) Chorus, Barbican Hall, London, 28.5.2017. (GD)