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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (11) – Haydn opera fails to grip despite committed performances

21/07/202126/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Haydn, Orlando Paladino: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs (conductor). Usher Hall, 25.8.2011 (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Concerts, UK Opera Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Salzburg Festival 2011 – The Hagen Quartet masterly in Schubert

10/09/201126/08/2011 by Stan

AustriaAustria  Schubert: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt (violins), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (cello)). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 23.8.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Mark Berry, Salzburg

Prom 52 – Gergiev shakes the LSO through Prokofiev and Dutilleux

28/08/201125/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Prom 52 – Prokofiev, Dutilleux: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev. Royal Albert Hall, 23. 8.2011 (CG)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Christopher Gunning, London

Salzburg Festival 2011: A magnificent, searching Winterreise

10/09/201125/08/2011 by Stan

AustriaAustria Schubert,  Winterreise: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Mark Berry, Salzburg

Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (10) – Messiaen, Chin and Tchaikovsky with the Seoul Philharmonic

21/07/202125/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Chin and Tchaikovsky : Wu Wei (sheng) Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (conductor). Usher Hall, 24.8.2011. (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Aspen Music Festival 2011 (14) – Brahms, Mahler 2 and some jazzy Shostakovich

28/08/201125/08/2011 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  Aspen Music Festival (14): Slatkin conducts Shostakovich, Olga Kern (piano) and Alisa Weilerstein (cello); Spano conducts Mahler 2, Twyla Robinson (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo soprano). 21.8.2011 (HS)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Aspen, Harvey Steiman

Edinburgh Fringe Festival (7) – Exciting performance from the Heath Quartet

28/08/201125/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (7) – The Heath Quartet, Greyfriars Kirk, 24. 8.2011 (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Edinburgh Fringe Festival (6) – Llŷr Williams brings drama and sophistication to his Beethoven cycle

28/08/201125/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (6) – Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 23.8.2011 (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson
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