United States Salzburg Festival (8) – Boulez: Ensemble Intercontemporain, Andrew Gerzso/Gilbert Nouno (IRCAM electronic realisation), Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Lehrbauhof, Salzburg, 15.8.2015 (MB)
Mark Berry
The Virtuosity and Musicality of Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 44 – Schoenberg, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky: Guy Braunstein (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2015 (MB)
at the 2015 BBC Proms c BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Outstanding Beethoven and Schoenberg from Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Austria Salzburg Festival (6) – Beethoven and Schoenberg: Guy Braunstein (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 14.8.2015 (MB)
Revelatory Performances from Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Austria Salzburg Festival (4) – Debussy, Boulez, and Tchaikovsky: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, 12.8.2015 (MB)
Thoughtfully Conceived Journeys in Song from Christiane Karg and Malcolm Martineau
Austria Salzburg Festival (3) – Wolf, Montsalvatge, Duparc, Ravel, Hahn, Koechlin, Poulenc, and Barber: Christiane Karg (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Mozarteum, Salzburg, 11.8.2015 (MB)
A Magnificent Evening at Salzburg with Rihm’s Die Eroberung von Mexico
Austria Salzburg Festival (2) – Rihm, Die Eroberung von Mexico: Soloists, Mixed Choir (on tape), Movement Choir, ORF Symphony Orchestra, Vienna, Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 10.8.2015 (MB)
Pollini’s Profoundly Satisfying Beethoven and Schoenberg
Austria Salzburg Festival (1) – Beethoven and Schoenberg: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 9.8.2015 (MB)
