Lucerne Festival [1]: Nézet-Séguin, Kavakos and the LFO Astound in Two Masterpieces
23/08/2019
Lucerne Festival [1] – Beethoven, Shostakovich: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL), 22.9.2019. (JR)
Leonidas Kavakos (c) Marco Borggreve
Nearing the Aspen Finish Line, Mozart’s Figaro and McDuffie in Recital
23/08/2019
Aspen Music Festival [9]: Aspen. (HS) Read more
Maurizio Pollini’s Intellectual and Pianistic Mastery at the Salzburg Festival
23/08/2019
Salzburg Festival [6] – Schoenberg, Nono, and Beethoven: Maurizio Pollini (piano), André Richard (sound direction). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 18.8.2019. (MB)
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
(c) Salzburger Festspiele/Marco Borrelli
A Brilliant Performance of Britten’s War Requiem at the San Sebastián Quincena
22/08/2019
Britten, War Requiem: Orchestre de Paris, Orfeón Donostiarra, Orfeón Txiki / Daniel Harding (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, 21.8.2019. (JMI)
Daniel Harding (c) Iñigo Ibañez/Quincena Musical 2019
Yo-Yo Ma and a Holiday for Horns at Tanglewood
20/08/2019
Tanglewood [8] – Schumann, Brahms: Richard Sebring, Michael Winter, Rachel Childers and Jason Snider (horns), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 18.8.2019. (RP)
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) & the BSO © Hilary Scott
A Delightful and Thought-Provoking Mozart-Matinee in Salzburg
20/08/2019
Salzburg Festival [5] – Mozart, Paisiello, Salieri, and Martín y Soler: Claire de Sévigné, Siobhan Stagg (sopranos), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Mauro Peter (tenor), Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Robert Gleadow (bass), Choir of Soloists from the Young Artists’ Project, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Raphaël Pichon (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 18.8.2019. (MB)
Mozart-Matinee (c) Salzburger Festspiele/Marco Borrelli
François-Xavier Roth Brings Intimacy and Beauty to Schumann and Brahms at Tanglewood
20/08/2019
Tanglewood [7] – Brahms, Schumann: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 17.8.2019. (RP)
François-Xavier Roth (conductor) and Kirill Gerstein (piano) © Hilary Scott
A Deeply Frustrating Salzburg Festival Concert from Camerata Salzburg and Lorenzo Viotti
19/08/2019
Salzburg Festival [4] – Bartók, Weber, Koncz, and Kodály: Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Camerata Salzburg / Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 17.8.2019. (MB) Read more
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