Germany Kissinger Sommer [1]: Maximilian Hornung (cello), Bamberg Symphony / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Max Littmann Hall, Bad Kissingen, 29.6.2023. (LV)
Haydn’s Cello Concerto in D major at Kissinger Sommer – what’s the rush?
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Jakub Hrůša makes a very strong case for Suk’s Asrael Symphony with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich
Switzerland Hosokawa, Suk: Christian Schmitt (organ), Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 29.6.2023. (JR)
Riccardo Muti leads a stellar Missa solemnis in a valedictory CSO performance
United States Beethoven: Erin Morley (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Giovanni Sala (tenor), Kyle Ketelsen (bass-baritone), Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 23.6.2023. (JLZ)
Novo Quartet shines in Mozart, Haydn and Bartók in Stevns Klint on the Danish coast
Denmark Scandinavian Cello School – SCS Next Generation: Novo Quartet (Kaya Kato Møller, Nikolai Vasili Nedergaard [violins], Daniel Śledziński [viola], Signe Ebstrup Bitsch [cello]). Stevns Klint Experience, Stevns Klint, 24.6.2023. (LV)
Revelatory performance of Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony from Osmo Vänskä and the Seattle Symphony
United States Mahler: Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano), Mané Galoyan (soprano), Seattle Symphony Chorale and Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.6.2023. (ZC)
The Michael Wollny Trio offered an unforgettable experience at the Dresden Music Festival
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2023 [16] – 12.6.2023, Kulturpalast, Dresden; Michael Wollny Trio (Michael Wollny [piano], Tim Lefebvre [double bass/guitar/synth], Eric Schaefer [drums]). (CC)
Pärt, Bach and Glass bring the Festival de Música dos Capuchos to a rousing close
Portugal Festival de Música dos Capuchos [2] – Closing Concert: Jack Liebeck (violin), Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra / Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano and conductor). Municipal Theater Joaquim Benite, Almada, 18.6.2023. (LV)
Harlem Chamber Players invite stellar vocal artists for diverse Harlem Songfest II
United States Various, Harlem Songfest II: Terrance McKnight (host), Janinah Burnett (soprano), Jasmine Muhammad (soprano), Lucia Bradford (mezzo-soprano), Martin Bakari (tenor), Kenneth Overtone (baritone), Harlem Chamber Players / Damien Sneed (music director). Miller Theater at Columbia University, New York, 9.6.2023. (DS)
