Colin Clarke – Page 95 – Seen and Heard International

The Hallé’s Prom Shows an Orchestra in Fine Fettle

31/08/201618/08/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 41 – Berlioz, Matthews, Mahler: Leonard Elschenbroich (cello); Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano); Gregory Kunde (tenor); Hallé/Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.8.2016. (CC)

Prom 41_CR_BBC Chris Christodoulou_7 — (L-R) Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Sir Mark Elder (conductor) & Gregory Kunde (tenor)
(c) Chris Christodoulou

Prom Focus Falls on Dutilleux in Salonen Concert

11/03/202310/08/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 32 – Schoenberg, Dutilleux, Mahler: David Wilson-Johnson (narrator); Joshua Albuquerque, Matthew Gillam, Lucas Pinto (trebles); Philharmonia Voices (men’s voices); Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen. Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2016. (CC)

Remarkable Production of Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades

09/08/201604/08/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (sung in Russian): Soloists, Holland Park Opera Chorus; City of London Sinfonia/Peter Robinson. Opera Holland Park, Kensington, London, 2.8.2016. (CC)

cw-11986-medium — Rosalind Plowright as the Countess in *The Queen of Spades* (c) OHP

Bernard Haitink Marks 50 Years at the Proms with Memorable Mahler

03/09/201930/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 18 – Mahler: Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Tiffin Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Chorus (women’s voices), London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink. Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2016. (CC)

Prom 18_CR BBC Chris Christodoulou_2 — Bernard Haitink conducts the LSO at the Proms
(c) Chris Christodoulou

Glyndebourne’s Magnificent, Entertaining Rossini at the Proms

31/08/201627/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 14 – Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia (semi-staged performance): Soloists; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola with Alessandro Amoretti (fortepiano continuo) and Pei-Jee Ng (cello continuo). Royal Albert Hall, London 25.7.2016. (CC)

Prom 14_CR_BBC Chris Christodoulou_15 — (L-R) Danielle de Niese as Rosina, Christophoros Stamboglis as Don Basilio, Alessandro Corbelli as Dr Bartolo, Björn Bürger as Figaro, Taylor Stayton as Count Almaviva conducted by Enrique Mazzola
in Rossini’s *The Barber of Seville* (c) Chris Christodoulou

Lindberg and Beethoven Provide a Remarkably Charged Evening

31/08/201625/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 13: Lindberg, Beethoven: Miah Persson (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), John Daszak (tenor), Christopher Purves (bass), London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2016. (CC)

Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (c) Chris Christodoulou.

Gianandrea Noseda’s performance of Missa solemnis fails to be fully involving

31/08/201621/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 5, Beethoven: Camilla Nylund (soprano); Birgit Remmert (mezzo-soprano); Stuart Skelton (tenor); Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone); Manchester Chamber Choir; Hallé Choir; Gordan Trajkovic (violin); BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2016 (CC)

Expert Handel Performances for the Brook Street Band’s 20th Anniversary

21/07/201618/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Handel: Nicki Kennedy (soprano); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone). Brook Street Band Wigmore Hall, London, 17.7.2016 (CC)

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