Argentina Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and Orchestra of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Alejo Pérez, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 19.8.2011. (JSJ)
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Salzburg Festival 2011 – The Hagen Quartet masterly in Schubert
Austria Schubert: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt (violins), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (cello)). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 23.8.2011 (MB)
Bayreuth Festival 2011 (2) – Rats play pivotal role in Neuenfels’ Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Andris Nelsons. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 20.8.2011. (JPr)
Prom 52 – Gergiev shakes the LSO through Prokofiev and Dutilleux
United Kingdom Prom 52 – Prokofiev, Dutilleux: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev. Royal Albert Hall, 23. 8.2011 (CG)
Salzburg Festival 2011: A magnificent, searching Winterreise
Austria Schubert, Winterreise: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2011 (MB)
Aspen Music Festival 2011 (14) – Brahms, Mahler 2 and some jazzy Shostakovich
United States Aspen Music Festival (14): Slatkin conducts Shostakovich, Olga Kern (piano) and Alisa Weilerstein (cello); Spano conducts Mahler 2, Twyla Robinson (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo soprano). 21.8.2011 (HS)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival (7) – Exciting performance from the Heath Quartet
United Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (7) – The Heath Quartet, Greyfriars Kirk, 24. 8.2011 (SRT)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival (6) – Llŷr Williams brings drama and sophistication to his Beethoven cycle
United Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (6) – Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 23.8.2011 (SRT)