Austria Salzburg Festival (7) – Beyond Recall: Kunstprojekt Salzburg: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Scharoun Ensemble and other members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, 24.8.2013 (MB)
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Schubert Rarities Brilliantly Played
United States Schubert: Julio Elizalde (piano), Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin), Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 17.8.2013 (BJ)
Edinburgh Festival (18):Velvety String Tone from Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (18) – Brahms: Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Florian Boesch (baritone), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Edinburgh Festival Chorus / David Zinman (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.8.2013 (SRT)
The Pros and Cons of Michael Schade’s Die schöne Müllerin
Austria Salzburg Festival (6) – Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin: Michael Schade (tenor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 24.8.2013 (MB)
Mostly Mozart (12): Imagination and Expert Playing Light Up a Venerable Festival
United States Mostly Mozart (12): International Contemporary Ensemble, Clark Studio, Lincoln Center, New York City. 15-19-20.8.2013 (BH)
Mostly Mozart (11): Meandering with a Purpose from an Audience Favorite
United States Mostly Mozart (11) Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Joshua Bell (violin), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Louis Langrée (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City. 20.8.2013 (DS)
Photo: Eric Kabik
Mostly Mozart (10): In Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
United States Mostly Mozart 10: Handel, In Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Laurence Cummings (conductor), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 22.8.2013 (SSM).
PROM 55: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Surely a Proms Highlight?
United Kingdom Prom 55. Lutoslawski, Shostakovich, Panufnik: Alexander Melnikov (piano), Warsaw Phiharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2013 (GD)