United Kingdom Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Christopher Stark (conductor), Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 9.6.2018. (MC)
ETO’s Gimmicky-less Figaro was a Highly Entertaining Evening
Month: June 2018
Anthony Negus’s Conducting Allows Longborough’s Der fliegende Holländer to Conquer High Seas
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2018 [1] – Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor), Longborough, 9.6.2018. (JPr)
Two Operatic Dining Experiences Excellently Portrayed at the Guildhall School
United Kingdom Hindemith and Berkeley: Soloists, Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama / Dominic Wheeler (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, Guildhall School, London, 4.6.2018. (MB)
A Life-Enhancing Evening of Bach and Telemann
United Kingdom Telemann: Forgotten Genius of the High Baroque: The Feinstein Ensemble (Martin Feinstein [flute], Miki Takahashi [violin], Christopher Suckling [cello/viola da gamba], Robin Bigwood [harpsichord]}. Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, 9.6.2018. (CC)
Mälkki Conjures Glorious Tone Poems
United States Tchaikovsky, Saariaho, Scriabin: Nikolaj Znaider (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 7.6.2018. (HS)
The Philharmonia on Fine Form Under Christoph von Dohnányi’s Wise Direction
United Kingdom Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 7.6.2018. (AS)
Bringuier Bows Out Gracefully With His Trademark Ravel
Switzerland R. Strauss, Prokofiev, Ravel: Thomas Grossenbacher (cello), Michel Rouilly (viola), Yuja Wang (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich. 7.6.2018. (JR)
Søndergård’s Last Cardiff Appearance as Chief Conductor of BBC NOW
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Baiba Skride (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.6.2018. (PCG)
