Sweden Barock’n Roll. Maria Forsström (contralto), Magnus Karlberg (counter tenor), Louise Agnani (baroque cello), Janniz Jönsson (harpsichord). Vattnäs Concert Barn, Vattnäs, Dalecarlia, Sweden. 25.7.2012 (GF)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Aspen IX: Bronfman in Brahms, Dazzling Jackiw and Yang
United States Aspen Music Festival IX: Bronfman finds the soul in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2; Jackiw and Yang dazzle with Mozart, Strauss, Bartók and Fulmer; and Yang gets crisp with Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2. 30.7.2012 (HS)
Olympic Mendelssohn, No Silver Spoon
United States Shostakovich, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn: Ilana Setapen and Stefan Hersh (violins); Alan Iglitzin (viola); Bronwyn Banerdt (cello); Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 28.7.2012 (BJ)
Aspen VIII: Sondheim and Mahler Rule
United States Aspen Music Festival (8): Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, plus a stunning Rückert Lieder from Michelle DeYoung, a lively program from Gil Shaham and friends, and lapidary piano playing from Ann Schein. 27.7.2012 (HS)
A Deeply Satisfying and Moving St. John Passion at Three Choirs Festival.
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2. Hereford Cathedral, 23.7.2012 (JQ)
Brahms Quintet Spotlights Olympic Festival Director
United States Wolf, Beethoven, and Brahms: Charles Weatherbee and John Ewing (violins); Korine Fujiwara and Alan Iglitzin (violas); David Hardy (cello); Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 21.7.2012 (BJ)
Summer of Discontent in San Francisco
United States Shostakovich, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven: Karen Gomyo (violin), Gilles Vonsattel (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Francis (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, 13/14.7.2012 (WA)
I Hate Music
Sweden I Hate Music. Soloists, Mårten Landström (piano). Vattnäs Concert Barn, Vattnäs, Dalecarlia. Sweden. 18.7.2012 (GF)