United Kingdom Mozart, Widman, Mendelssohn: Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jörg Widman (clarinet / conductor), RSNO Centre, Glasgow, 20.11.2020. (GT)
Jörg Widman directs the RSNO in a tremendous evening of Mozart and Mendelssohn in Glasgow
Broadcasts and Film
Bach through the prism of Lang Lang leaves much to be desired in Leipzig
Germany Bach, Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 – Lang Lang (piano): March 2020 performance at St Thomas Church, Leipzig. 19.11.2020 stream on DG Stage. (CC)
The CBSO overcome Covid restrictions again to celebrate their centenary in fine style
United Kingdom Sibelius, Elgar, Beethoven: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, performance (10.11.2020), livestreamed from the CBSO website on 19.11.2020. (JQ)
Oper Frankfurt is locked down, but the music continues
Germany Oper Frankfurt At Home: Various composers and artists, Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt. Viewed on their YouTube channel. (RP)
A rarely performed eighteenth-century opera: The Anonymous Lover by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
United States Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, The Anonymous Lover: Soloists and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Colburn School’s Zipper Hall, Los Angeles, streaming from 14.11.2020 – 29.11.2020. (JRo)
Bychkov and Czech Philharmonic’s phenomenal Má vlast performance of great dignity and strength
Czech Republic Velvet Revolution Concert: Smetana, Má vlast: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Livestreamed from Rudolfinum, Prague, 17.11.2020. (CC)
This Wigmore Hall lunchtime performance confirms Nicky Spence as a prime Janáček interpreter
United Kingdom Janáček: Nicky Spence (tenor), Jess Dandy (mezzo), Julius Drake (piano), with Ellie Neate, Leila Alexander (sopranos) and Catherine Backhouse (mezzo). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.11.2020, livestreamed from Wigmore Hall website (and available until 17.12.2020). (CC)
Humane Haydn and human Bartók from the Cleveland Orchestra
United States In Focus / Episode Three – Ax Plays Haydn: Emanuel Ax (piano), strings of the Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 5.11.2020, and reviewed as a livestream. (MSJ)
