Austria Mahler: Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 3.8.2013 (JFL)
Concert Reviews
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PROM 32: Holst and Lutosławski Provide an Unusual and Dazzling Evening at the Proms.
United Kingdom Prom 32 Holst & Lutoslawski: Louis Lortie (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor)Royal Albert Hall, London, 7. 8. 2013.(CG)
PROM 32 (2): Excellent Holst, Slightly Less Convincing Lutosławski
United Kingdom Prom 32: Lutosławski Holst: Louis Lortie (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.8.2013 (RB)
From the Salzburg Festival VII (Ives Dances to Remember)
Austria Mozart, Ives, Stravinsky: Frank Stadler (concertmaster), Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Mozarteum Orchestra, Great Hall of the Mozarteum, Salzburg, 3.8.2013 (JFL)
PROM 30: A Sparkling Prom from Bavouzet, Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic
United Kingdom Prom 30. Borodin, Prokofiev, Edward Cowie, Tchaikovsky. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2013 (RB)
PROMS 29: Tannhäuser: Far From Perfect but Notably Enjoyable
United Kingdom Prom 29 Wagner Tannhäuser (semi-staged performance, sung in German). Soloists, Concert Association of the Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2013 (CC)
Cleveland’s All-Russian Program Celebrates the Volatile Joy of Surprise
United States Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Gil Shaham (violin), Cleveland Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor) Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 3.8.2013. (MSJ)
Folk Inflections in a Generous Evening
United States Haydn, Enescu, Bartók, and Brahms: Stefan Milenkovich and Andrea Segar (violins), Alan Iglitzin (viola), Matthew Zalkind (cello), Julio Elizalde (piano), Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 3.8.2013 (BJ)