United Kingdom Morley, Bennet, Byrd, Reger, Bruckner and others: International A Capella School Concert / Stephen Connolly (director), Cheltenham Minster St Mary’s, Cheltenham, 25.7.2014. (RJ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
The Great War Commemorated in a Superb Recital by Roderick Williams and Gary Matthewman
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (1) Roderick Williams (baritone), Gary Matthewman (piano), Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, 26.7.2014 (JQ)
Remarkable Denk, and a Welcome Infusion of Jazz
United States Aspen Music Festival (8): Bill Frisell (guitar), Festival Orchestra, Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano), Robert Spano (conductor), Jeremy Denk (piano). Harris Recital Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 21-23.7.2014 (HS)
PROM 9: The Original Version of Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 9 Brahms, Janáček: Barry Douglas (piano), Mlada Khudoley (soprano), Yulia Matochkina (mezzo-soprano), Mikhail Vekua (tenor), Yuri Vorobiev (bass), Thomas Trotter (organ), London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2014 (RB)
PROM 6:Transparent Textures in Ticciati’s Semi-Staged Rosenkavalier
United Kingdom PROM 6: Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Royal Albert Hall 22.7.2014 (RB)
Thunderous Ovation for a Last-Minute Substitute
United States Weber, Mozart, Shostakovich: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Brett Mitchell (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 20.7.2014 (MSJ)
Intimate Shostakovich and Schnittke Outshine Big Orchestra Events
United States Aspen Music Festival (7): Joyce Yang (piano), Pacifica Quartet, Robert McDuffie (violin), Festival Chamber Symphony and Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä and Thierry Fischer (conductors). Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 18-20.7.2014 (HS)
Haitink’s Thoroughly Admirable Haydn Opens the Salzburg Festival
Austria Salzburg Festival [1] – Haydn, Die Schöpfung: Soloists, Bavarian Radio Chorus (chorus master: Peter Dijkstra), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 18.7.2014 (MB)