United Kingdom Prom 48: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2012. (JPr)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
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)
Two Contrasting Halves at the Olympic Music Festival
United States Beethoven, Mozart, Prokofiev, and Schoenfield: Julio Elizalde (piano); Jessica Lee (violin); Alan Iglitzin (viola); Patrick Jee (cello); Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 19/8/2012 (BJ)
Buxton G&S Festival: A Rare Outing for The Grand Duke Reveals its Strengths
United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, The Grand Duke, G&S Opera Company and Buxton Festival Orchestra / David Steadman (conductor), Buxton Opera House, 17-18.8.2012 (RJW)
MM 7: One Step Back to Brahms
United States MM 7 Mozart, Schubert, Brahms: Joshua Bell (violin), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Louis Langrée (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 17-18.8.2012 (SSM)