United States Beethoven: Paul Hersh (piano), Stefan Milenkovich and Stefan Hersh (violins), Alan Iglitzin (viola), Bonnie Hampton (cello), Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 27.7.2013 (BJ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Waving a Wand: The Magic of John Zorn’s Quartets
United States Lincoln Center Festival, Zorn@60: JACK Quartet, Alchemy Quartet, Brooklyn Rider. Alice Tully Hall, New York City. 20.7.2013 (DS)
PROM 21: Anglo-Russian Prom is Not an Unqualified Success
United States Prom 21: C. Matthews, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Daniel Hope (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2013 (CC)
Roderick Williams’ Outstanding Artistry Compromised by an Inadequate Venue
United Kingdom Sisson, Rasch, Marshall, Holst, Hill, Bridge, Butler, Williams, Britten: Roderick Williams (baritone), Suzie Allen (piano), Three Choirs Festival, Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester. 30.7.2013. (JQ)
Manchester’s Grand Duke Comes to Buxton
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, The Grand Duke: Manchester University Gilbert & Sullivan Society / James Hendry, (conductor), Buxton G&S Festival, Pavilion Theatre, Buxton, England, 28.7.2013 (RJW)
Photo: Andrew Simner & Jonathan Hunter
Local Boy Makes Very Good in Gloucester
United Kingdom Wagner, Verdi. Emma Bell (soprano), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Three Choirs Festival. Gloucester Cathedral, 29.7.2013 (JQ)
Honesty and Sensibility in Kovacevich Recital
United Kingdom Bach, Beethoven, Schubert: Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Oxford Philomusica Piano Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 30.7.2013 (CR)
Plumbing Depth in Bruch, Finding Elegance in Elgar
United States Aspen Music Festival (4): Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Gil Shaham (violin), Aspen Festival Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Aspen, Colorado. 18-20.7.2013 (HS)