Laurence Vittes

Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio at Marvão Castle: a cautionary tale for modern times

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PortugalPortugal Marvão International Music Festival [2] – Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Christoph Poppen (conductor). Castelo de Marvão, Portugal, 21.7.2024. (LV)

Leonor Amaral (Konstanze) and Cláudia de Serpa Soares (Dancer) © Paulo Gouveia & Estela Alvarez Ruiz

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A quartet of conductors celebrate Beethoven at Verbier

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Verbier Festival 2024 – Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello), Lahav Shani (piano), Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Salle des Combins, Verbier, Switzerland, 23.7.2024. (LV)

Sir Simon Rattle conducting Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony © Nicolas Brodard

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Beethoven for the ages from Veronika Eberle at Marvão Castle

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PortugalPortugal Marvão International Music Festival [1]: Veronika Eberle (violin), Juliane Banse (soprano), Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Christoph Poppen (conductor). Castelo de Marvão, Portugal, 20.7.2024. (LV)

Juliane Banse, Christoph Poppen, Konrad Elias-Trostmann and the Cologne Chamber Orchestra © Paulo Gouveia & Estela Alvarez Ruiz

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Beethoven’s path to greatness with the Ehnes Quartet at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival

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CanadaCanada Beethoven, Montreal Chamber Music Festival 2024: Ehnes Quartet (James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti [violin], Che-Yen Chen [viola], Edward Arron [cello]), Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola). Bourgie Hall, Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal. (LV)

Yhe Ehnes Quartet playing Beethoven at Bourgie Hall © Fili 周 Gibbons/Studio Apothicaire

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