United Kingdom Beethoven, Igor Levit (piano): 16.9.2020 performance live streamed from the Wigmore Hall, London. (JB)
Authoritative transparent Beethoven from Igor Levit at Wigmore Hall
Broadcasts and Film
Dame Sarah Connolly’s eclectic programme at the Wigmore Hall seems to reflect the world as it currently is
United Kingdom Poulenc, Roussel, Mahler, Bridge, and Chilcott, Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) and Malcolm Martineau (piano): 16.9.2020 performance reviewed as a live stream (directed by Calum Wyllie) from the Wigmore Hall, London. (JPr)
The Dresden Festival Orchestra’s Beethoven shows all you need is the right players and a sympathetic conductor
Germany Beethoven: Dresden Festival Orchestra / Josep Caballé Domenech (conductor). 12.9.2020 performance from Löwensaal, Dresden, reviewed when streamed live on Dreamstage. (LV)
Glowing Strauss from April Fredrick and the English Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: April Fredrick (soprano), English Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Woods (conductor). Performed at Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, and broadcast on ESO’s YouTube channel, 18.9.2020. (JQ)
Rachel Podger and Kristian Bezuidenhout bring the beauty of Bach to Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Froberger: Rachel Podger (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord), Wigmore Hall (live stream), London, 15.9.2020. (CS)
Beauty, simplicity, and emotion mark Joyce DiDonato’s foray into Met Stars Live in Concert
Germany Met Stars Live in Concert [5] – Joyce DiDonato in Bochum (a second review): Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Carrie-Ann Matheson (piano), Il Pomo d’Oro. Live stream (directed by Gary Halvorson) from Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany, 12.9.2020. (RP)
Live in Concert Joyce DiDonato is a virtuoso singer who dives body and soul into all she sings
Germany Met Stars Live in Concert [5] – Joyce DiDonato in Bochum: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Carrie-Ann Matheson (piano), Il Pomo d’Oro. Live Streamed in HD (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany, 12.9.2020. (MMB)
Insufficient joy and comfort from a socially distanced Last Night of the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms Live – Last Night of the Proms: Golda Schultz (soprano), Nicola Benedetti (violin), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Broadcast live (directed for TV by Matthew Woodward) from the Royal Albert Hall, 12.9.2020. (JPr)
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