United States Tanglewood Festival 2024 [6]: Soloists, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Koussevitzky Shed, Lenox. (RP)
Celebrating the remarkable and enduring legacy of Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood
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Schubert and Gubaidulina open celestial windows at the Verão Classical Festival
Portugal Verão Clássico Festival 2024 [2] – MasterFest Concert II: Stephan Picard, Eszter Haffner (violins), Miguel da Silva (viola), Patrick Demenga (cello), Janne Saksala (double bass), Geir Draugsvoll (accordion), Eldar Nebolsin, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano). Museu Nacional dos Coches, Lisbon, 27.7.2024. (LV)
Takács Quartet in the premiere of an exceptional work by Gabriela Lena Frank in Boulder
United States Colorado Music Festival 2024 [2] – Various: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], András Fejér [cello]), Colorado Festival Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (director). Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado, 19.7.2024. (DS)
Journeys of heart and heritage: the tenth Verão Clássico Festival kicks off
Portugal Verão Clássico Festival 2024 [1] – MasterFest Concert I: Stephan Picard, Eszter Haffner (violins); Miguel da Silva, Eszter Haffner (violas); Patrick Demenga (cello); Janne Saksala (double bass); Geir Draugsvoll (accordion); Eldar Nebolsin, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano). Museu Nacional dos Coches, Lisbon, 23.7.2024. (LV) [This performance was reviewed from a video provided by Verão Clássico]
Mark Kosower’s Walton Cello Concerto steals the show at Cleveland’s Blossom Festival
United States Blossom Festival 2024 [4]: Mark Kosower (cello), Cleveland Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 27.7.2024. (MSJ)
Gil Shaham, Adele Anthony and Aspen friends top the week’s efforts
United States Aspen Music Festival [6]: Aspen, Colorado. (HS)
Tempi and time interact on Salzburg’s extraordinary musical journey in Grisey’s Le Noir de l’Étoile
Austria Salzburg Festival 2024 [2] – Grisey, Le Noir de l’Étoile: Motus Percussion (Christoph Sietzen, Leonhard Schmidinger, Nico Gerstmayer, Akisato Takeo, Miguel Llorente Gil, Lorenzo Manquillet). Kollegienkirche, Salzburg, 24.7.2024. (MB)
A fine concert performance of Haas’s Koma at the Salzburg Festival
Austria Salzburg Festival 2024 [1] – Haas, Koma: Soloists, Klangforum Wien, Bas Wiegers (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 24.7.2024. (MB)
