2020 – Seen and Heard International

BBC SO’s Barbican Elijah gets luxury casting, a magnificent chorus, and expressive conducting

30/03/202015/02/2020 by Agnes Kory

United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Elijah: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Allan Clayton (tenor), Johan Reuter (bass-baritone), Toby Davies (treble). BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, 7.2.2020. (AK)

Soloists, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, & Sakari Oramo (conductor)
(c) Mark Allan

Madrid’s Ring cycle continues with a satisfying Die Walküre

30/03/202015/02/2020 by José Irurzun

Spain Wagner, Die Walküre: Teatro Real Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 12 & 14. 2. 2020. (JMI)

*Die Walkűre* (‘Magic Fire’ scene, first cast) © Javier del Real

Seong-Jin Cho and Manfred Honeck whet the appetite for the Gstaad Festival 2020

13/08/202415/02/2020 by Colin Clarke

Switzerland Beethoven, Dvořák: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Gstaad Festival Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Martinskirche, Basel, Switzerland, 13.2.2020. (CC)

Accessible, popular classics with a romantic theme from the RSNO in Edinburgh

30/03/202015/02/2020 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Bizet, Khachaturian, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Ravel: Florian Mitrea (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Michael Seal (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 14.2.2020 (SRT)

Unforgettable Hibla Gerzmava recital at the Cadogan Hall

30/03/202014/02/2020 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Various composers – Hibla Gerzmava (soprano) and Ekaterina Ganelina (piano): Cadogan Hall, London, 13.2.2020. (JPr)

Hibla Gerzmava (soprano) & Ekaterina Ganelina (piano) (c) Tania Naiden

An imaginative production of Die Zauberflöte continues to enchant Madrid audiences

30/03/202014/02/2020 by José Irurzun

Spain Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Kornilios Michailidis (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 13.2.2020. (JMI)

A provocative approach to Beethoven and Olli Mustonen’s new Sextet at BTVN WOCHE 2020

30/03/202014/02/2020 by Mark Berry

Germany BTVN WOCHE [4] – Beethoven and Mustonen: Meta4 (Antti Tikkanen, Mina Pensola [violins], Atte Kilpeläinen [viola], Tomas Djupsjöbacka [cello]), Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Janne Saksala (double bass), Olli Mustonen (piano). Kammermusiksaal Hermann J. Abs, Bonn, 9.2.2020. (MB)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra tour reaches Cardiff

30/03/202014/02/2020 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United Kingdom Ravel, Thorvaldsdottir, Prokofiev, Bizet: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Yan-Pascal Tortelier (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 13.2.2020. (PCG)

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