Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2015
Germany Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann: Isabelle Faust (violin), Dresdner Festspielorchester / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 17.5. 2015 (MC)
Michael Cookson
Fresh, Stimulating,Revival of Schaaf’s Tosca in Dresden
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Kinderchor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Julian Kovatchev (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, Germany , 16.5.2015 (MC)
Striking Virtuousity in Znaider’s Performance Of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto
Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2015 – Albert Schnelzer, Sibelius, Berlioz: Nikolaj Znaider (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 15.5.2015. (MC) Albert Schnelzer: ‘Tales from Suburbia’ Sibelius: Violin Concerto Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique It was frustrating having to choose between this Semperoper performance and another simultaneously timed festival concert at the Frauenkirche … Read more
Assured Performance by ETO of The Siege of Calais
United Kingdom Donizetti, L’assedio di Calais (The Siege of Calais): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English Touring Opera/Jeremy Silver (conductor), Grand Theatre, Blackpool, United Kingdom, 12.5.2015 (MC)
A Remarkable and Virtuosic Performance of Elgar’s Violin Concerto from Pinchas Zukerman
United Kingdom Beethoven, Elgar: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /Christoph Koenig (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 10.4.2015 (MC)
Ellen Kent’s Traditional Traviata is Stylish, Vibrant and Colourful
United Kingdom Verdi, La Traviata: Soloists, Members of the Orchestra of the National Opera & Ballet Theatre of Moldova ‘Maria Biesu’ and National Philharmonic of Moldova ‘Serghei Lunchevici’ / Nicholae Dohotaru (conductor), Grand Theatre, Blackpool. 5.3.2015
Selfless Playing of High Integrity from Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Germany Antonín Dvořák: Erin Wall (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo), Christian Elsner (tenor), Liang Li (bass), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Mariss Jansons (conductor), Herkulessaal, Munich, 24.3.2015. (MC)
R&H Production Captures Spirit of Vintage Small Town America
United Kingdom Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oklahoma!: A production by ‘Music & Lyrics Limited and Royal & Derngate Northampton’, Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford,. 18.3.2015 (MC)
