United Kingdom Britten: War Requiem: Soloists, CBSO and Choruses, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Coventry Cathedral 30.5.2012 (JQ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Passion and Tension in Metzmacher’s Interpretation of Schoenberg
Germany Janáček, Dvořák, Schoenberg: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Martin Stadtfeld (piano), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany, 20.5.2012 (MC)
Birth of a Festival Orchestra: Notes from the Dresden Music Festival 2012 (9)
Germany Naumann, W.F.Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven: Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Danielle de Niese (soprano), Ivor Bolton (conductor). Dresden Festival Orchestra, Semperoper, Dresden, 28.5.2012. (JFL)
Powerful programme of French and Russian music from François-Xavier Roth
United Kingdom Manoury, Shostakovich, Debussy: Daniel Hope (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 25.5.2012 (GPu)
Metal Sheets and Bubble Wrap at the MATA Festival
United States MATA Festival 2012, Concert III, “Signs and Signals”: Soloists, Roulette, New York City, 20.4.2012 (DS)
Macabre Music Drama about Serial Murderer from Malkovich
United Kingdom The Infernal Comedy: A stage-play for Baroque orchestra, two sopranos and one actor with libretto/direction by Michael Sturminger and music from Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Weber. Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26.5.2012 (GR)
Manchester Camerata Ends Season with English Music
United Kingdom Elgar, Brahim Kerkour, Vaughan Williams, Haydn: Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy, Giovanni Guzzo (violin), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 26.5.2012
Honegger Delights: Notes from the Dresden Music Festival 2012 (8)
Germany Bartók, Honegger, Strauss: Jan Vogler (cello), Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Semper Oper, Dresden, 27.5.2012 (JFL)