United Kingdom Elgar, Brahim Kerkour, Vaughan Williams, Haydn: Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy, Giovanni Guzzo (violin), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 26.5.2012
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Carnival with Doña Francisquita at Teatro Argentino
Argentina Vives: Doña Francisquita: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Guillermo Brizzio, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 20.5.2012. (JSJ)
Nelly Miricioiu Sings Title Role in Donizetti’s Maria Padilla
United Kingdom Donizetti, Maria Padilla: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group, Brad Cohen (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 27.5.2012. (JPr)
Impressive Pianism from Pietro De Maria
United Kingdom Scarlatti Clementi Chopin Pietro De Maria (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 26.5.2012 (RB)
Andsnes Brings Palpable Freshness to Beethoven’s Concertos
Germany Beethoven, Stravinsky, Beethoven: Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Leif Ove Andsnes (conductor and piano soloist), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany 11.00am, 20.05.12 (MC)
Musical Encounter Between East and West in Plymouth
United Kingdom Ash Madni, Mendelssohn: Bristol Ensemble Piano Trio (Roger Huckle, Robyn Austin & Christopher Northam), Plymouth University Sherwell Centre, UK. 26.5. 2012 (PRB)
Hartmann and Bergius Delight Audiences in Far-Flung Venues
United Kingdom Geminiani, Fux, Tartini, Bach: Rebekka Hartmann (violin) & Caroline Bergius (harpsichord), Menheniot Church, Cornwall, UK. 25.5.2012 (PRB)
Fulham Opera Works a Wagnerian Wonder with Modest Means
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists of Fulham Opera, Benjamin Woodward (piano accompanist), Fiona Williams (stage director). St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 25.5.2012. (JPr)