Austria Haydn, Rossini: Anna Netrebko (soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo), Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (bass), Antonio Pappano (conductor), Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 9.8.2011 (JFL)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra turn most of Istanbul into ‘believers’
Turkey Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Castellanos, Chavez, Stravinsky: Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Halic Convention Center, Istanbul, 8. – 9. 8.2011 (AM)
Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 8 ) – Mahler Scenes 7
Austria Mahler, Schnittke, Strauss: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Antonine Tamestit (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), and Alexander Lonquich (piano), Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 8.8.2011 (JFL)
Prom 35 – A revival of Glière’s Concerto for Coloratura Soprano
United Kingdom Liszt, Glière, Rachmaninov : Ailish Tynan (soprano); Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits. Royal Albert Hall, London. 10. 8. 2011 (CC)
Proms Matinée (1) – Music to celebrate Sir Richard Rodney Bennett’s 75th birthday
United Kingdom Bennett, Dutilleux, Maconchy: Paul Silverthorne (viola), London Sinfonietta, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London. 13.8.2011 (CG)
Moritzburg Festival 2011 – Music making of breathtaking elegance and ferocity
Germany Purcell and Dvořák: Nicola Benedetti, Benjamin Schmid, Mira Wang (violin), Max Mandel (viola), Julian Steckel (cello), Antti Siirala, Andreas Haefliger (piano). Moritzburg Castle, Dining Hall, 12.08.2011. (LV)
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (2) – Stefan Vladar displays outstanding pianism in Mahler song recital
United Kingdom Mahler: Bo Skovhus (bar) & Stefan Vladar (piano). Queen’s Hall, 13.8.2011 (SRT)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (9) – Choral perfection achieved in less than a week
United Kingdom Weelkes, Byrd, Tomkins, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Stanford, Rubbra, Howells, Lauridson, Tavener, Finzi: Eton Choral Course, Tim Johnson (conductor), Tom Winpenny (organ), Tewkesbury Abbey, 12.8.2011 (RJ)