August 2019 – Seen and Heard International

An Inspiring Evening of English Music at the Proms

13/09/201930/08/2019 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom BBC PROM 53 – Vaughan Williams, Wood, Elgar: Stacey Tappan (soprano), Anthony Gregory (tenor), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2019. (CC)

Stacey Tappan (soprano) (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou

Opera della Luna’s Delightful Pinafore Lunacy at Wilton’s

13/09/201930/08/2019 by Jack Buckley

United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, HMS Pinafore: Soloists, chorus and musicians of Opera della Luna / Michael Waldron (piano/musical director). Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 28.8.2019. (JB)

Georgina Stalbow (Josephine) in Opera della Luna’s *HMS Pinafore*

The Multi-Faceted Musicianship of Ryan Wigglesworth Showcased at the Proms

13/09/201929/08/2019 by Alan Sanders

United Kingdom BBC PROM 52 – Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Wigglesworth and Stravinsky: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Britten Sinfonia / Ryan Wigglesworth (piano/conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2019. (AS)

Sunshine Reigns in the Opening Round at Banff International String Quartet Competition

13/09/201929/08/2019 by Laurence Vittes

Canada BISQC 2019 [1] – Bartók, Haydn, Ligeti, and Szymanowski: Agate, Eliot, Elmire, Marmen, Ruisi, Vera, Viano, and Ulysses String Quartets. Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Canada. 26-27.8.2019. (LV)

The ten competing quartets of the 2019 BISQC (c) Don Lee

Outstanding Berg from Kirill Petrenko in Salzburg

13/09/201928/08/2019 by Mark Berry

Austria Austria Salzburg Festival [11] – Berg and Beethoven: Marlis Petersen (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Kwangchul Youn (bass), Berlin Radio Chorus (chorus director: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 25.8.2019. (MB)

Kirill Petrenko and the BPO (c) Salzburger Festspiele/Marco Borrelli

Daniel Barenboim’s Way with Mahler Remains Not Completely Convincing

13/09/201928/08/2019 by Mark Berry

Austria Austria Salzburg Festival [10] – Mahler: Okka von der Damerau (mezzo-soprano), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2019. (MB)

The BSO’s Profound and Powerful Season Finale at Tanglewood

13/09/201928/08/2019 by Rick Perdian

United States Tanglewood [9] – Schoenberg, Beethoven: Nicole Cabell (soprano), J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Morris Robinson (bass), Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra / James Burton, Giancarlo Guerrero (conductors), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 25.8.2019. (RP)

Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) with the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott

The Amatis Trio Celebrate Robert & Clara Schumann at the Proms

13/09/201927/08/2019 by Claire Seymour

United Kingdom BBC PROMS AT … CADOGAN HALL 6 – Robert & Clara Schumann: Amatis Trio (Lea Hausmann [violin], Samuel Shepherd [cello], Mengjie Han [piano]), Cadogan Hall, London, 26.8.2019. (CS)

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