United Kingdom Lutoslawski, Smetana, Shostakovich: Lars Vogt (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.8.2012. (SRT)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
EIF 12: MacMillan’s New Work Completes St John’s Gospel Story
United Kingdom James MacMillan, Since it was the day of preparation…….. (world premiere): Brindley Sherratt (bass), Hebrides Ensemble, Synergy Vocals, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, 22.8.2012 (SRT)
EIF 11: Breathtaking Musicianship from the Cleveland Orchestra
United Kingdom Lutoslawski, Smetana: Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Usher Hall, 21.08.2012. (SRT)
Prom 48: Alice Coote and Vladimir Jurowski in an Exceptional Prom
United Kingdom Prom 48: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2012. (JPr)
EIF 10 – Rolls-Royce Sound from Herreweghe’s Orchestra and Singers
United Kingdom Brahms, Bruckner: Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.8.2012 (SRT)
MM 5: Mostly Wrong Yet Mostly Right
United States MM 5: Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Kristian Bezuidenhout (Fortepiano), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Starr Theater, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York , 9.8.2012 (SSM)
Rare Dvořák Opera at Chicago’s Grant Park Festival
United States Dvořák, The Spectre’s Bride: Jonita Lattimore (soprano), Brendan Tuohy (tenor), Stephen Hegedus (bass), Grant Park Chorus, Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Millennium Park, Chicago, 17.8.2012 (JLZ)