United States Ligeti, Beethoven: San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 29.6.2012 (WA)
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Baroque Music from Bolivia at Cheltenham 2012
United Kingdom Brentner, De Araujo, Zipoli, Bassani, Balbi: Florilegium, Arakaendar Bolivia Choir /Ashley Solomon (conductor), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 8.7.2012. (RJ)
Aspen III: Kick-starting Mahler and a Luminous Verklärte Nacht
United States Aspen Music Festival (3): Feltsman wrestles with Beethoven’s “Emperor” and Glover mesmerizes with Mozart; a luminous Verklärte Nacht; Daniel Hope tackles Prokofiev, Søndergård kick-starts Mahler 1. 9.7.2012 (HS)
Aspen II: Modern Baroque and Original Copland
United States Aspen Music Festival (2): David Finckel-Wu Han program explores audience responses, Anton Nel plays MacDowell concerto, McGegan leads Baroque with modern instruments, and Copland’s Quiet City impresses in its original instrumentation. 6.7.2012 (HS)
Aspen I: Spano, McGegan and a Parade of Pianists
United States Aspen Music Festival 2012 (1): On opening weekend, Spano leads energetic Gershwin and Bartók, McGegan makes Beethoven and Mendelssohn dance, and a series of pianists take on Gershwin, Mendelssohn, Wyner, Lutoslawski, Bolcom and, finally, Rachmaninoff. 1.7.2012 (HS)
Choral Perfection from The Sixteen at York Early Music Festival
United Kingdom Josquin, Brumel, Lassus: The Sixteen, Harry Christophers. The Minster, York, 6.7.2012 (JL)
Conflict, Confectionery and Bloodshed at Cheltenham 2012
United Kingdom Edward Rushton, Babur in London: The Opera Group, ensemble für neue musik zürich, John Fulljames (director), Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 7.7.2012.
Babur: Omar Ebrahim
Nafisa:Kishani Jayasinghe
Saira: Annie Gill
Mo: Amar Mucchala
Faiz: Damian Thantrey
Debussy, Delius: Philip Smith (narrator), Wellensian Consort, Southbank Sinfonia, Neil Thomson (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 7.7.2012. (RJ)
Uniting Living Myths and Legends: Caracalla’s Tribute to Russia
Italy Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev: Marianna Tarasova (mezzo-soprano), Chorus of Rome Opera, Roberto Gabbiani (chorus master), Orchestras of Rome Opera and St Petersburg Philharmonic, Juri Temirkanov (conductor),Video installations, film, lighting and direction:Pier’ Alli, Terme di Caracalla, Rome, 7.7.2012 (JB)