United Kingdom Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 12.7.2012. (JPr)
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Good but Uneven Onegin Comes to Life Eventually
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Evgeny Onegin: Soloists and Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Alexander Polianichko (conductor), Holland Park, London, 13.7.2012 . (GDn)
Aspen IV: The Emerson’s, Hamelin and Weirdly Fascinating Crumb
United States Aspen Music Festival (4): Emerson Quartet wields powerful Shostakovich; Hamelin hammers and caresses the piano; Hope and Kahane mesh smoothly especially in Walton and Schulhoff; and a strange and wonderful program of Crumb and Mendelssohn. 10-12.7.2012 (HS)
Renaissance Extravagance in Magnificent Setting from I Fagiolini and Others
United Kingdom Striggio, Tallis, G.Gabrieli: York Early Music Festival, I Fagiolini,The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, Rose Consort of Viols, Fretwork, The City Musick, University of York Chamber Choir, Robert Hollingworth(conductor), The Minster, York. 12.7.2012 (JL)
Chamber Music with Gnats and Accordion
Sweden Sweden Saxå Chamber Music Festival 2012: Saxå and Filipstad 26 / 28.6.2012 (GF)
Chamber Music at 6,329 Feet
United States Debussy, Foss, R. Strauss, Beethoven: Angela Jones Reus (flute), Adelle Eslinger (piano), Heidi Melton (soprano), Donald Runnicles (piano), Ralph Matson (violin), Igor Gefter (cello). Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 5.7.2012 (LV)
Dussek and Dante Quartet Play Sensational Schumann
United Kingdom Mozart, Schumann, Britten, Brahms: Dante Quartet – Krysia Osostowicz & Giles Francis (violins), Rachel Roberts (viola) & Richard Jenkinson (cello), Stephen Stirling (horn) & Michael Dussek (piano), Church of St Mary, Callington. UK 11.7.2012 (PRB)
Dante Quartet Presents New Cellist at Summer Festival
United Kingdom Britten, Boccherini, Telemann, Schnittke, Mozart: Dante Quartet – Krysia Osostowicz & Giles Francis (violins), Rachel Roberts (viola) & Richard Jenkinson (cello) with the Dante Festival Orchestra, Stephen Stirling & Jacob Row (horns), St Paul’s Church, Yelverton. UK 10.7.2012 (PRB)