United Kingdom Mozart: Erich Höbarth (violin), Susan Tomes (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 23.6.2013 (MB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Two Third Symphonies by Sibelius and Lutoslawski
United Kingdom Sibelius, Lutoslawski: Lucy Crowe (soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 20.6.2013 (CT)
Ravel’s “Getting Lucky” and the Melnikov Treat
Germany Bartók, Prokofiev, Ravel: Alexander Melnikov (piano), Teodor Currentzis (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, .6.2012 (JFL)
Eight Seasons in One Concert
United Kingdom Vivaldi, Piazzolla: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, Yuri Zhislin, Carmine Lauri, Natalia Lomeiko, Oxford Philomusica, Town Hall, Cheltenham, 20.6.2013. (RJ)
Adamo’s “Gospel”: Half a Fine New Opera Better Than None
United States Mark Adamo, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (World Premiere): Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 19.6.2013 (HS)
Sons of Meyerbeer: Wagner & Dietsch & Minkowski
Austria P-L. Dietsch, Le vaisseau fantôme + R. Wagner, Flying Dutchman (1841): Soloists, Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble, Marc Minkowski (conductor), Vienna Konzerthaus, 1.6.2013. (JFL)
NSO in MacMillan & Lutosławski
United States Grieg, MacMillan, Lutosławski: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor), National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., 20.6.2013 (JFL)
Superb Britten Parable Tryptych at Aldeburgh Festival
United Kingdom Britten, The Church Parables (Curlew River, The Prodigal Son, The Burning Fiery Furnace): Soloists, Mahogany Opera, Aurora Orchestra / Roger Vignoles (music director/accompanist), Orford Church, 16-17.6.2013.(RD)