SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, AND THEATRE
United States Handel, Messiah: Sonya Headlam, Erica Schuller (sopranos), Amanda Crider (mezzo-soprano), Steven Caldicott Wilson (tenor), Edward Vogel (baritone), Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron, Ohio, 8.12.2022. (MSJ)
United Kingdom Debussy: Steven Osborne (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.12.2022. (JC)
United Kingdom Sibelius, Mahler: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Lahav Shani (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.12.2022. (JR)
Gregor Tassie’s interview with pianist Yeol Eum Son
Music lovers in Scotland will be able to enjoy a rare festive musical occasion when the brilliant young Korean pianist plays Mozart’s sparkling Concerto No.27 in B flat. She is not only magnificent at the keyboard, but also an artist of the highest order. In musical terms, Yeol Eum shares Shakespeare’s truism, ‘To thine own self be true’, reflecting ‘As an artist, I want to become more adventurous, free and daring but, at the same time, remain curious and “up-to-date”.’ Her choice of repertoire, which spans the works of Bach and Mozart to those of Shchedrin and Kapustin, is guided chiefly by the quality and depth of the music.
Germany Weinberg, Joel Engel, Ilse Weber: Shachar Lavi (mezzo-soprano), Sofia Astakhov (clarinet), Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich / Daniel Grossmann (conductor). Munich Kammerspiele Theatre, 6.12.2022. (RF)
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2022 – Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer and Jule Geissler) at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus and available on STAGE+ until 14.11.2047. (JPr)
United States Various, Notes from Ukraine – 100 Years of ‘Carol of the Bells’: Marichka Marczyk (vocalist), Janai Brugger (soprano), Ukrainian Children’s Choir ‘Shchedryk’ / Marianna Sablina (conductor), Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus / Oleh Mahlay (conductor), Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York / Vasly Hrechynsky (conductor), Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Daniela Candillari (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 4.12.2022. (RP)
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah, HWV 56 (1741): Mary Bevan (soprano), Anna Harvey (mezzo-soprano), Oliver Johnston (tenor), Jonathan Lemalu (bass), English Concerto Chorus, Goldsmiths Choral Union, Highgate Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra / Brian Wright (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.12.2022. (CC)
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