United Kingdom Strauss, Walton, and Prokofiev: Midori (violin), Nadzhda Serdiuk (mezzo-soprano), CBSO Chorus (chorus master: Simon Halsey), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2011 (MB)
Concert Reviews
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Young New Zealand Musicians Prepare to take on the World.
New Zealand Mendelssohn, R. Strauss, Alex Taylor, Poulenc; Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Hutchinson (oboe), Antun Poljanich (conductor); Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Forum North, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, 23.7.2011 (PSe)
Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 1 ) – Schulhoff, Mozart, Korngold
Austria Schulhoff, Mozart, Korngold: Janine Jansen (v), Boris Brovtsyn (v), Maxim Rysanov (va), Amihai Grosz (va), Jens Peter Maintz (vc), and Torleif Thedéen (vc), Mozarteum, Salzburg, 30.7.2011 (JFL)
Prom 19 – Oliver Knussen conducts the BBCSO in a typically unusual programme
United Kingdom Honegger, Bridge, Berg, Castiglioni and Debussy: Claire Booth (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 29.7.2011 (CG)
Bach’s 261st Death Day in Music
Germany Bach, Pärt, Nystedt, Schoenberg: Munich Bach Choir, Hansjörg Albrecht (conductor, organ) Ludwigskirche, Munich, 28.7.2011 (JFL)
Prom 18 – Emmanuel Pahud brings two fascinating new flute concertos to the Proms
Beethoven, Dalbavie, Carter: Emmanuel Pahud (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.7.2011 (CR)
Aspen Music Festival 2011 (8) – “Falstaff” and Recitals by Denk, DeYoung and the American Brass Quintet
Aspen Music Festival (8): Verdi’s Falstaff; Jeremy Denk plays Ligeti and Bach; American Brass Quintet; Michelle DeYoung sings Brahms. 29.7.2011 (HS)
Prom 15 – Idiomatic piano playing from Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Hungarian concert.
Kodaly, Bartok, Liszt: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London. 26.7.20 11 (GD)