Hungary VI. MiraTone Festival and Academy, Budapest, 26.8 – 1.9.2024: (AK)
Concert Reviews
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Fascinating and brilliant Musikfest song recital from Anna Prohaska and Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [1] – Ives, Stravinsky, and Debussy: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Kammermusiksaal, Berlin, 1.9.2024. (MB)
In New York, a Takasugi piano concerto for the end of our times
United States Time:Spans 2024 – Takasugi: Roger Admiral (piano), Talea Ensemble / James Baker (conductor). DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, 18.8.2024. (DS)
An important nineteenth-century voice given his Salzburg due by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic
Austria Salzburg Festival 2024 [11] – Smetana: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 26.8.2024. (MB)
A delightful, varied concert from Camerata Ireland and Barry Douglas
United Kingdom Mozart, Sibelius, Greg Caffrey, Mendelssohn: Aisling Agnew (flute), Camerata Ireland / Barry Douglas (conductor/piano). Clandeboye Estate, Northern Ireland, 23.8.2024. (RB)
A blazing Glagolitic Mass from Hrůša and the Czech Philharmonic at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 50 – Kaprálová, Dvořák, Janáček: Mao Fujita (piano), Corinne Winters (soprano), Bella Adamova (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Pavel Švingr (bass), Christian Schmitt (organ), Prague Philharmonic Choir (choirmaster Lukáš Vasilek), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2024. (CK)
Lyric Opera of Chicago opens the 2024–2025 season with a concert in Millenium Park
United States Various – ‘Sunday in the Park with Lyric’: Soloists, Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 25.8.2024. (JLZ)
The Czech Philharmonic Prom’s thought-provoking Dvořák and remarkable Suk
United Kingdom PROM 49 – Dvořák, Suk: Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.8.2024. (CC)