Baroque Music in Munich’s Alte Pinakothek
04/08/2019
Bach, Reincken, and Telemann: Barbara Burgdorf, Corinna Desch (violins), Christiane Arnold (viola), Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba), Dirk Börner (harpsichord). Alte Pinakothek, Munich, 29.7.2019. (MB) Read more
Varied Musical Entertainments in Cercles from Itinéraire Baroque
02/08/2019
Itinéraire Baroque [2]: Baroque en Cercles: Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles, France, 26.7.2019. (CC)
Alberto Rasi and Lorenzo Bassotto © Jean-Michel Bale
NYO2 at Carnegie Hall – A Celebration of Youth, Excellence and the Americas
02/08/2019
Falla, Montero, Stravinsky: Gabriela Montero (piano), NYO2 / Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 30.7.2019. (RP)
Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor) and NYO2 at Carnegie Hall © Chris Lee
Ton Koopman and Klaus Mertens Open Baroque Itinéraire 2019
01/08/2019
Itinéraire Baroque [1]: Opening Concert – Bach and his Successors: Klaus Mertens (baritone), Ton Koopman (harpsichord). Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles, France, 25.7.2019. (CC)
Ton Koopman and Klaus Mertens © Jean-Michel Bale
Wide-Ranging Repertoire for Lisbon’s TalentFest I
01/08/2019
Festival Verão Clássico 2019: TalentFest I: Heleen Goeminne (soprano), Anna Quadrátová (mezzo-soprano), Xabier Gullón (clarinet), Marrianne Liu, Eva Li, Seohee Min (violins), Miguel Sobrinho, Dana Lee (violas), Ayoun Kim, André Gunko, Sebastian Mansell (cellos), Caroline Peach (double bass), Wouter Valvekens, Florent Ling (pianos). Sala Luís de Freitas Branco, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal. 30.7.2019. (LV)
Heleen Goeminne (c) Rosa Maria Barrantes
Barber Concertos Bring Out the Best in Aspen Soloists
31/07/2019
Aspen Musical Festival [6]: Aspen, Colorado (HS) Read more
South Pacific in Aspen, with Outstanding Chamber Music Bookends
31/07/2019
Aspen Music Festival [6]: Aspen, Colorado (HS) Read more
At the Blossom Festival, Elgar’s Masterpiece Wins the Day
31/07/2019
Mendelssohn, Ravel, Sibelius, Saint-Saëns, Elgar: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra / Vinay Parameswaran (conductor)*, Cleveland Orchestra / Gemma New (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 27.7.2019. (MSJ)
Gautier Capuçon (c) Gautier Capuçon
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