Switzerland Dukas, Stravinsky, Richard Strauss: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 25.6.2020. (JR)
Lockdown eases in Switzerland: Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich return with reduced forces
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Rejoice with the NZSO! Live concerts return in New Zealand
New Zealand Ngū Kīoro … Harikoa Ake – Celebrating Togetherness: Eliza Boom (soprano), Simon O’Neill (tenor), Maisey Rika (vocals), Horomona Horo (taonga pūoro), Wellington region school choir members, Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Hamish McKeich (conductor). Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington., New Zealand. 26.6.2020. (DJB)
Joseph Calleja’s With love from Malta: one of the world’s greatest voices from his home to yours
Malta Grange Park Opera Found Season’s With love from Malta – Joseph Calleja (staying at home): Joseph Calleja (tenor) and Maria Elena Farrugia (piano). Streamed online and reviewed on 23.6.2020. (JPr)
Excellent, eclectic, and engaging Monday Concert Live Stream – the Ninth – from Bavarian State Opera
Germany Ninth Monday Concert: Soloists of the Bavarian State Ballet and Bavarian State Orchestra, Günther Groissböck (bass), Gerold Huber (piano), Live stream from the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, 1.6.2020. (MMB)
In Memoriam Sir Peter Jonas – an April Monday Concert of the Bavarian State Opera
Germany Fourth Concert – In Memoriam Sir Peter Jonas: Elsa Benoit (soprano), Donald Wages (piano), Münchner Klavier Trio, Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Live streaming from the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, on 27.4.2020. (MMB)
London and Berlin: Mahler 6 with the BPO and the one that got away
Germany Mahler: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle. Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 20.6.2018.
Apollo’s Fire explores musical crossroads in Ohio
United States O Jerusalem: Crossroads of Three Faiths (conceived and directed by Jeannette Sorrell): Soloists, Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor), Fairlawn Lutheran Church, Akron, Ohio, 9.3.2020. (MSJ)
