United Kingdom Modanse: Svetlana Zakharova and dancers. London Coliseum, 3.12.2019. (JO’D)
Ballet and fashion combine in skilful ‘looking and being looked at’ Gabrielle Chanel
Year: 2019
András Schiff and the Staatskapelle Berlin offer the treat of hearing Bach on modern instruments
Germany Bach: Claudia Stein (flute), Staatskapelle Berlin, András Schiff (piano, conductor). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 6.12.2019. (MB)
Manipulation permeates Hans Neuenfels’ production of Salome for the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Germany R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 4.12.2019. (MB)
Glorious Strauss from Thielemann and the Berlin Philharmonic
Germany Wagner and R. Strauss: Anja Kampe (soprano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 5.12.2019. (MB)
Sonya Yoncheva and Javier Camarena are brilliant in Bellini’s Il pirata at the Teatro Real
Spain Bellini, Il pirata: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Maurizio Benini (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 3 & 4.12.2019. (JMI)
A Superb Violetta in Stockholm’s La traviata
Sweden Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Stockholm Opera / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Royal Stockholm Opera, 23.11.2019. (GF)
All-British BBC Philharmonic Salford concert tracking the ’fifties into the ’sixties
United Kingdom Tippett, Arnold, Gipps: Michael Collins (clarinet), BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 4.12.2019. (RBa)
A second, excellent instalment of Beethoven piano trios in Berlin
Germany Beethoven: Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 2.12.2019. (MB)
(c) Monika Rittershaus