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Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra turn most of Istanbul into ‘believers’

22/08/201114/08/2011 by Stan

TurkeyTurkey Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Castellanos, Chavez, Stravinsky: Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Halic Convention Center, Istanbul, 8. – 9. 8.2011 (AM)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Istanbul

Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 8 ) – Mahler Scenes 7

22/07/202114/08/2011 by Jens F. Laurson

AustriaAustria Mahler, Schnittke, Strauss: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Antonine Tamestit (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), and Alexander Lonquich (piano), Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 8.8.2011 (JFL)

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

Prom 35 – A revival of Glière’s Concerto for Coloratura Soprano

22/08/201114/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Liszt, Glière, Rachmaninov : Ailish Tynan (soprano); Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits. Royal Albert Hall, London. 10. 8. 2011 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published Tags Colin Clarke, London

Proms Matinée (1) – Music to celebrate Sir Richard Rodney Bennett’s 75th birthday

22/08/201114/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bennett, Dutilleux, Maconchy: Paul Silverthorne (viola), London Sinfonietta, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London. 13.8.2011 (CG)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published Tags Christopher Gunning, London

Moritzburg Festival 2011 – Music making of breathtaking elegance and ferocity

22/07/202114/08/2011 by Laurence Vittes

GermanyGermany 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)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Laurence Vittes, Moritzburg

Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (2) – Stefan Vladar displays outstanding pianism in Mahler song recital

22/07/202114/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Bo Skovhus (bar) & Stefan Vladar (piano). Queen’s Hall, 13.8.2011 (SRT)

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

Three Choirs Festival 2011 (9) – Choral perfection achieved in less than a week

22/08/201114/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited 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)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Roger Jones, Worcester

Three Choirs Festival 2011 (8) – A wonderful account of Brahms’s Requiem in Worcester

22/08/201114/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Brahms: Peter Atkinson (narrator), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), William Dazeley (baritone), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Geraint Bowen. Worcester Cathedral, 12.8.2011 (JQ)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags John Quinn, Worcester
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