United Kingdom Prom 68 – Auerbach, Corelli, Tippett, Richter/Vivaldi: Britten Sinfonia / Thomas Gould (violin/director). Royal Albert Hall, London, 6.9.2023. (JR)
Wondrous performances of re-compositions by the Britten Sinfonia at the Proms
John Rhodes
Masterly Bruckner’s Eighth from Bychkov and the BBC SO at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 65 – Bruckner: BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.9.2023. (JR)
Sir Simon says ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ with a poignant Mahler 9 at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom Prom 56 – Poulenc, Mahler: BBC Singers (chorus master: Sofi Jeannin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.8.2023. (JR)
Bostoners in their Proms return under Nelsons confirm again their position as a world-class ensemble
United Kingdom Prom 52 – Adolphe, R. Strauss, Prokofiev: Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 25.8.2023. (JR)
Glyndebourne Opera’s Dialogue of the Carmelites stuns at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom Prom 31 – Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites: Soloists, Chorus of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.8.2023. (JR)
Jakub Hrůša makes a very strong case for Suk’s Asrael Symphony with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich
Switzerland Hosokawa, Suk: Christian Schmitt (organ), Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 29.6.2023. (JR)
Zurich Opera strikes (liquid) gold in a fascinating new production of Turandot but without a happy end
Switzerland Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus and Childrens’ Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Marc Albrecht (conductor). Zurich Opera, 18.6.2023. (JR)
Odd and rather uneven Fidelio from Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Beethoven, Fidelio (semi-staged): Soloists, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 16.6.2023. (JR)
