United Kingdom Poulenc, La voix humaine and R. Schumann, Frauenliebe und -leben: Sofia Kirwan-Baez (soprano) and Alex Norton (pianist). Penrith Playhouse, Cumbria, 26.8.2023.
Two reviews from the Cumbria Opera Festival 2023, truly a hidden gem
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Barcelona Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Pablo Casals Memorial Concert on 5 October
PABLO CASALS MEMORIAL CONCERT: 5 OCTOBER 2023 7.30pm
(50th Anniversary of the passing of Pablo Casals)
BARCELONA YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / LAURA PERIBAÑEZ ARTERO (cello) / CARLOS CHECA (conductor)
Programme:
Casals – Sardana ‘Sant Martí del Canigó’
Granados – Goyescas – Intermezzo
Bruch – Kol Nidrei
Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68
Gerd Schaller returns in Ebrach with the third version of the ‘Romantic’ full of vitality
Germany Ebracher Musiksommer 2023 [1] – Bruckner: Philharmonie Festiva / Gerd Schaller (conductor). Ebrach Abbey, Ebrach, 20.8.2023. (KW)
Updated: Oxford International Song Festival – 18 to 28 October 2023
Oxford International Song Festival (formerly Oxford Lieder Festival)
13 to 28 October 2023 Art:Song – Images, Words, Music
- The UK’s largest festival of song celebrates its first festival under a new name with a fortnight featuring over 75 events.
- World premieres include song cycles by FEDORA Opera Prize-winning British-Chinese composer Alex Ho (Oxford International Song Festival’s Associate Composer), Geoffrey Gordon, Mahdis Golzar Kashani, and Héloïse Werner, and a new work by Roxanna Panufnik co-commissioned with Presteigne Festival.
- World-class singers and pianists, alongside emerging stars, take to the stage for evening song recitals, complemented by a wide-ranging series of events including lunchtime concerts, talks, tours, workshops, dance, masterclasses, and more.
- With tickets starting at £5, several free events, £8 tickets for under-35s at every event, and a choice of discounts and concessionary rates, the Festival is accessible to all.
Coming soon Grimeborn Opera Festival’s Turandot with an all ESEA cast
All ESEA cast announced for Turandot for the first time in the UK
Wednesday 23rd – Saturday 26th August 2023
Grimeborn Opera Festival, Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, London, E8 3DL
Opera Rara new Donizetti Song Project begins at the Wigmore Hall on 9 September
OPERA RARA LAUNCH THEIR DONIZETTI SONG PROJECT
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) and Carlo Rizzi (piano) on Saturday 9 September, 1pm at Wigmore Hall
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András Keller and Concerto Budapest tour the UK and Ireland in September
András Keller and Concerto Budapest to embark on UK & Ireland Tour in September with Pierre-Laurent Aimard
12 September 2023* – Croydon Fairfield Hall
13 September 2023 – Guildford G-Live
14 September 2023 – London Cadogan Hall
15 September 2023 – Cheltenham Town Hall
17 September 2023 – Edinburgh Usher Hall
19 September 2023 – Dublin National Concert Hall
András Keller conductor / Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano / *Mihaly Berecz piano
Programme includes Liszt’s Rhapsody No.2, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5, Mozart Symphony No.40 in G Minor, Bartók’s Piano Concerto No.3 and Beethoven’s Symphony No.3 ’Eroica’