United Kingdom The Kanneh-Mason Family in Concert: Live-streamed (directed by Rhodri Huw) from Barbican Hall, London, 22.10.2020. (JPr)
Thought-provoking and inspirational music-making from The Kanneh-Mason Family in Concert at the Barbican
Broadcasts and Film
Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle opens the 2020 Wexford Festival Opera
Ireland 2020 Wexford Festival Opera – Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle: Claudia Boyle (soprano), Tara Erraught (mezzo-soprano), Pietro Adaini (tenor), John Molloy (bass), The Wexford Factory Ensemble, Finghin Collins and Carmen Santoro (pianos), Andrew Synnott (harmonium) / Kenneth Montgomery (conductor). National Opera House, Wexford, Broadcast in Association with RTE Culture and RTE Player, 11.10.2020. (RB)
Baruch Performing Arts Center presents dwb (driving while black) – a story of motherhood and race
United States Kander, dwb (driving while black): Roberta Gumbel (soprano), New Morse Code, Baruch Performing Arts Center and Opera Omaha. Performance recorded at Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, Kansas, and viewed on YouTube. (RP)
The stellar Cleveland Orchestra is back with a superb concert and a new streaming app
United States In Focus/Episode One, Inspirations: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Performed at Severance Hall, Cleveland, and live-streamed on 8.10.2020, and currently steaming on Cleveland’s Adella app. (MSJ)
A Hardy Songbook: Roderick Williams and Christopher Glynn at Oxford Lieder
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival [5] – A Thomas Hardy Songbook: Rowan Pierce (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Christopher Glynn (piano). Holywell Music Room, Oxford (live stream), 16.10.2020. (CS)
Emanuel Ax and the Philadelphia Orchestra intelligently juxtapose a world premiere with Mozart and Brahms
United States Hunt, Mozart, Brahms: Emanuel Ax (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Recorded live at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia on 15.10.2020 and reviewed from an 18.10.2020 stream on the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Digital Stage. (BJ)
and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra (c) Jeff Fusco
The Royal Opera’s 4/4 is a real cabinet of musical curiosities
United Kingdom The Royal Opera’s 4/4: Performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 17.10.2020 and reviewed as a live stream (directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon). (JPr)
On his 80th birthday, Stephen Kovacevich thoroughly deserved the audience’s cheers at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Bach, Schubert: Stephen Kovacevich (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.10.2020 performance reviewed on Wigmore Hall’s YouTube. (CC)
