United Kingdom Shostakovich, Schubert: Schumann Quartet (Erik Schumann & Alexander Sachs [violins], Liisa Randalu [viola], Mark Schumann [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 14.5.2018. (CS)
Month: May 2018
Artist of Rare Talent José Cura Doesn’t Disappoint with Argentine Songs
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [3] – Argentine Songs: José Cura (tenor & conductor), Dresdner Kapellsolisten, Semperoper, Dresden, 13.5.2018. (MC)
Nicholas McGegan Steps Outside His Usual 18th-Century Focus
United States Respighi, Handel, Locatelli, Rossini, Stravinsky: Peter Richard Conte (organ), Philadelphia Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 5.5.2018. (BJ)
A Vivid Rigoletto in a Timeless Staging at LA Opera
United States Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Matthew Aucoin (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 12.5.2018. (JRo)
Götterdämmerung Brings Wagner’s Ring in Leipzig to a Beautiful Conclusion
Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists and Chorus of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 13.5.2018. (JMI)
A Fascinating Programme of Works for Strings from LGT Young Soloists
United Kingdom 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
Switzerland Bach: Soloists and Chorus of the Balthasar Neumann Choir, B’Rock Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Stadtkirche St. Johann, Schaffhausen, 13.5.2018. (CCr)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Expert Traversal of Ligeti’s Études
United Kingdom Ligeti in Wonderland: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) plus post-performance discussion. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 12.5.2018. (CC)
