United Kingdom Brahms, Hersch, Wagner and Liszt: Igor Levit (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.9.2022. (MB)
A typically thoughtful programme, brilliantly performed, from Igor Levit
Mark Berry
Gurrelieder heard once more in London – but with mixed results from Gardner and LPO
United Kingdom Schoenberg: Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir (chorus director: Neville Creed), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.9.2022. (MB)
The Royal Opera’s uneven revival of Salome at Covent Garden
United Kingdom R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 17.9.2022. (MB)
Messaien’s imagination unleashed in Salzburg by Esa-Pekka Salonen
Austria Salzburg Festival [7] – Wagner and Messiaen: Yuja Wang (piano), Cécile Lartigau (ondes martenot), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 28.8.2022. (MB)
A fairytale Die Zauberflöte in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival [6] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera (chorus director: Jörn Hinnerk Andresen), Angelika-Prokopp-Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic (stage music), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Joana Mallwitz (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 27.8.2022. (MB)
Katya Kabanova in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival [5] – Janáček, Katya Kabanova: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus director: Huw Rhys James), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 26.8.2022. (MB)
Magnificent Salzburg recital, full of connections, from Igor Levit
Austria Salzburg Festival [4] – Bartók, R. Schumann, Wagner, and Liszt: Igor Levit (piano). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 24.8.2022. (MB)
Superb Saint-Saëns is the highlight from Barenboim at the Salzburg Festival
Austria Salzburg Festival [3] – Saint-Saëns and Wagner: Elina Garanča (soprano), Brandon Jovanovich (tenor), Michael Volle (baritone), Members of the Young Singers Project, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus director: Jörn Hinnerk Andresen), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2022. (MB)
