United States 2023 Tanglewood [10] – Bruce Liu (piano): Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox, 16.8.2023. (CSa)
Tanglewood triumph: Bruce Liu showcases his full range of pianistic talents
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A joyful preview of the upcoming season at Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States ‘Sunday in the Park with Lyric’: Soloists and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola & Donald Lee III (conductors). Jay Pritzker Pavilion (Millennium Park), Chicago, 20.8.2023. (JLZ)
Excellent performances of Ligeti and Richard Strauss from Daniel Harding and the Vienna Philharmonic
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [8] – Ligeti and R. Strauss: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 21.8.2023. (MB)
Unforced musicality from Jakub Hrůša and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra’s Mahler Ninth
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [7] – Mahler: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 20.8.2023. (MB)
Fujita and Bancroft bring surprise and delight to Cleveland’s Blossom Festival
United States Blossom Festival 2023 [2]: Mao Fujita (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 19.8.2023. (MSJ)
On the final Aspen weekend there is much to savour and new works prevail
United States Aspen Music Festival 2023 [14]: Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. (HS)
Benjamin Bernheim and Sarah Tysman in Salzburg seem more convincing in mélodies than in Lieder
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [5] – R. Schumann, Duparc, and Chausson: Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Sarah Tysman (piano). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 19.8.2023. (MB)
Ádám Fischer leads an outstanding Salzburg concert performance of Il re pastore
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [4] – Mozart: Soloists, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Ádám Fischer (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 19.8.2023. (MB)
