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Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 10 ) – Schubert, Schumann, Schoenberg

21/07/202122/08/2011 by Jens F. Laurson

AustriaAustria Schubert, Schumann, Schoenberg: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Mark Steinberg (violin, viola), Clemens Hagen (cello), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Barbara Sukowa (speaker), Marina Piccinini (flute), Anthony McGill (clarinet), Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 10.8.2011 (JFL)

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Categories International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Jens F. Laurson, Salzburg

Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (7) – Toshio Hosokawa impresses with his new work

21/07/202122/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Ravel, Hosokawa, Duruflé : Sophie Koch (mezzo), Simon Keenlyside (bar), National Youth Choir of Scotland, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor) Usher Hall, 21.8.2011. (SRT)

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

Aspen Music Festival (13) – A fully staged West Side Story, recitals by Meyer and Chang,Ravel’s Piano Trio and some Messiaen

28/08/201122/08/2011 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Aspen Music Festival (13): Recitals by Edgar Meyer (bass) and Sarah Chang (violin), Steven Osborne and friends play Ravel’s Piano Trio, Opera Theater does West Side Story. 19.8.2011 (HS)

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

Prom 44 – Salonen and the Philharmonia in a somewhat variable Russian Prom

28/08/201122/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky : Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen. Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.8. 2011 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published Tags Colin Clarke, London

Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (6) – Keenlyside and Martineau bring passion and warmth to a varied song recital

21/07/202122/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Simon Keenlyside sings Mahler, Duparc, Debussy, R Strauss and Schubert: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Usher Hall, 19.8.2011. (SRT)

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

Edinburgh Festival Fringe (4) Fresh, energetic and explosive playing from the Heath Quartet

28/08/201122/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (4): The Heath Quartet, Greyfriars Kirk, 19.08.2011 (SRT)

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

Edinburgh Festival Fringe (3) – Humour and grandeur in Llŷr Williams’ Beethoven cycle

28/08/201122/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (3) :  Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 19.8.2011 (SRT)

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

Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (5) – Intelligence, emotion, drama and fun in Angelika’s lieder recital

21/07/202121/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Angelika Kirchschlager sings Brahms , Schubert and Mozart : Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo), Helmut Deutsch (piano). Queen’s Hall, 19.8.2011. (SRT)

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