Germany Musikfest Berlin [4] – Benjamin and Rihm: Ensemble Modern / George Benjamin (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 3.9.2020. (MB)
Illuminating performances from Ensemble Modern and George Benjamin at Musikfest Berlin
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A richly promising opening to the new season at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin
Germany Schubert, Mozart, Berg, and Widmann: Sarah Aristidou (soprano), Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Staatskapelle Berlin String Quartet (Wolfram Brandl, Krzysztof Specjal [violins], Yulia Deyneka [viola], Claudius Popp [cello]), Boulez Ensemble / Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 1.9.2020. (MB)
At the 100th Salzburg Festival, there was a memorable all-Tchaikovsky concert with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvasov
Austria 100th Salzburg Festival – Tchaikovsky: Anna Netrebko (soprano), Yusif Eyvazov (tenor), Szilvia Vörös (mezzo-soprano). Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg / Mikhail Tatarnikov (conductor). 25.8.2020 performance from the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, reviewed on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
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Juan Diego Flórez’s appearance at the 100th Salzburg Festival was possibly its defining moment
Austria 100th Salzburg Festival – Canto Lirico with Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) and Vincenzo Scalera (piano): 25.8.2020 performance from Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, reviewed when streamed on ARTE Concert. (MM-B)
Another illuminating Beethoven recital by Igor Levit at Musikfest Berlin
Germany Musikfest Berlin [3] – Beethoven: Igor Levit (piano). Philharmonie, Berlin, 31.8.2020. (MB)
Three Divas in Florence: outdoor jazz of the highest standard under the stars
Italy ReGeneration Festival – The Three Divas: Anush Hovhannisyan (soprano), Shenel Johns (jazz singer), Veronica Swift (jazz singer and tap dancer), Sam Jewison (piano, conductor, singer, tap dancer), Dan Tepfer (piano), Yasushi Nakamura (double-bass), Dominick Farinacci (trumpet), Orchestra Senzaspine. Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy, 28.8.2020. (CC)
Igor Levit’s deeply rewarding Beethoven enriches Musikfest Berlin
Germany Musikfest Berlin [2] – Beethoven: Igor Levit (piano). Philharmonie, Berlin, 30.8.2020. (MB)
Land of the Midnight Sun’s Oscarshall Palace welcomes Lise Davidsen, opera’s international rising star
United States Met Stars Live in Concert [4]: Lise Davidsen (soprano) and James Baillieu (piano). Broadcast live in HD (directed by Gary Halvorson) from Oscarshall Palace, Oslo, 29.8.2020. (JPr)
