Germany Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 12.5.2018. (JMI)
Wagner’s Ring Continues at the Leipzig Opera House with Siegfried
Month: May 2018
More Thought-Provoking Music-Making at BERGfrühling
Austria 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)
Bach’s Spirituality Experienced from Sir John Eliot Gardiner and Monteverdi Choir
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [1] – J.S. Bach: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir / Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany 11.5.2018. (MC)
Imaginative Programming and Superb performances Again at BERGfrühling
Austria BERGfrühling [2] – Debussy, Webern, and Mozart: Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Sylvia Careddu [flute], Alexander Neubauer [clarinet], Ariane Haering [piano], Sebastian Gürtler, Régis Bringolf [violins], Subin Lee [viola], Florian Berner [cello]). Alban Berg Saal, Carinthian Music Academy, Ossiach, 11.5.2018. (MB)
An Excellent Die Walküre on the Second Night of Leipzig Opera’s Ring
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 11.5.2018. (JMI)
London Hears a Fine Celebration of the Parry Centenary
United Kingdom Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams: Natalie Clein (cello), Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Gloucester Choral Society, Oxford Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 10.7.2018. (AS)
The Oratorio Society of New York Premieres Two Powerful, Provocative Works at Carnegie Hall
United States Ranjbaran, Moravec: Laquita Mitchell (soprano), Raehann Bryce-Davis (mezzo-soprano), Joshua Blue (tenor), Malcolm Merriweather (baritone), Dashon Burton (bass-baritone), Chorus and Orchestra of the Oratorio Society of New York/Kent Tritle (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 7.5.2018. (RP)
The Inaugural BERGfrühling Opens with Wonderful Performances in a Wonderful Location
Austria BERGfrühling [1] – Schubert, Weber, Berg: 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, 10.5.2018. (MB)