United Kingdom PROM 16 – Cassandra Miler, Shostakovich: Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2024. (CC)
A BBC Philharmonic Prom which promised much, frankly under-delivered
Colin Clarke
Opera Holland Park continues to go from strength to strength with a Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo double bill
United Kingdom Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo: Soloists, Children from Pimlico Musical Foundation, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / John Andrews (conductor, Wolf-Ferrari), Francesco Cilluffo (conductor, Leoncavallo). Opera Holland Park, London, 17.7.2024. (CC)
Berlin celebrates the music of Hans Winterberg
Germany Winterberg & Winterberg – An encounter of music and literature: Jaroslav Rudiš (reader). Adamello Quartet (Clemens Linder, Byol Kang [violins], Susanne Linder [viola], Adele Bitter [cello]) with Holder Groschopp (piano). Schwartzsche Villa, Grünewaldstrasse, Berlin, 12.7.2024. (CC)
A delightful performance of The Fairy Queen by the Armonico Consort and Players in Thaxted
United Kingdom Thaxted Festival 2024 [3] – Purcell, The Fairy Queen, Z 629: Oz Clarke (narrator), Eloise Irving, Hannah Fraser Mackenzie, Laura Moretto (sopranos), William Towers (alto), Matthew Pochin (tenor), Robert Davies (bass), Armonico Consort & Baroque Players / Christopher Monks (harpsichord / director). Thaxted Parish Church, 6.7.2024. (CC)
Edgar, Opera Holland Park’s recent Puccini excavation, is a revelation
United Kingdom Puccini, Edgar (1905 version, semi-staged, orchestral reduction Toby Burke): Soloists, Children from Pimlico Musical Foundation and Tiffin School, Opera Holland Park Chorus, City of London Sinfonia / Naomi Woo (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 2.7.2024. (CC)
An entertaining and stimulating The Magic Flute from Wild Arts at Thaxted
United Kingdom Thaxted Festival 2024 [2] – Mozart Die Zauberflöte (sung in English, translated by Jeremy Sams, abridged): Soloists, Orchestra / Orlando Jopling (conductor). Thaxted Parish Church, 30.6.2024. (CC)
Mozart music never disappoints even if Covent Garden’s Così fan tutte might frustrate you
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte (ed. Ferguson/Rehm): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Alexander Soddy (conductor). 26.6.2024. (CC)
Nadine Benjamin and Jan Karl Rautio make perfect musical partners at the Thaxted Festival
United Kingdom Thaxted Festival 2024 [1] – Liszt, Hall, Verdi, Puccini: Nadine Benjamin (soprano), Jan Karl Rautio (piano). Thaxted Parish Church, Essex, 22.6.2024. (CC)
