Month: October 2023

Bathed in Golden Light at the Oxford International Song Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Oxford International Song Festival 2023 [1] – Loewe, Vaughan Williams, Williams, Haydn, Clarke, Bathed in Golden Light: Christine Rice (alto), Edward Kim (baritone), Timothy Ridout (viola), Julius Drake and Emily Hoh (pianists). Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 17.10.2023. (CR)

Christine Rice (alto) and Julius Drake (piano) at a Wigmore Hall concert

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St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue celebrates its musical legacy with the sound of singing

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United StatesUnited States Various, ‘Saint Thomas at 200: A Musical Legacy’: The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, The Saint Thomas Brass, Nicolas Haigh (organ) / Jeremy Filsell (conductor). Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, 13.10.2023. (RP)

St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys © Scott Heins

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Jakub Hrůša‘s ‘wonderful gift’ to Berlin: an outstanding account of Dvořák’s Stabat Mater

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dvořák: Corinne Winters (soprano), Marvic Monreal (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass). Rundfunkchor Berlin (chorus director: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 13.10.2023. (MB)

Dvořák’s Stabat Mater at Berlin’s Philharmonie © Bettina Stöss/Berliner Philharmoniker

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