United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (14) – Hillborg, Mozart, Dvořák : Maria João Pires (piano) Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman (conductor). Usher Hall, 29.8.2011. (SRT)
Concert Reviews
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Salzburg Festival 2011 – Franz Welser-Möst not quite at his best for Zemlinsky
Austria Salzburg Festival 2011 – Schubert/Mahler and Zemlinsky: Christine Schäfer (soprano), Michael Volle (baritone), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 25.8.2011 (MB)
An opera grows in Brooklyn – A bucolic La Calisto at Proteus Gowanus
United States Francesco Cavalli, La Calisto: Soloists; Rachel Evans, Joan Plana Nadal (Baroque violins); Richard Kold, Theorbo, Motomi Igarashi (Viola da gamba and lirone); Judith Barnes (director); Jennifer Peterson (conductor and harpsichord); The VPR Chorus; Vertical Player Repertory. Proteus Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York. 10.8.2011 (GG)
Prom 56 – Though compelling, Mahler’s Sixth lacks the last degree of impact at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 56 – Richard Strauss, Mahler: Kirill Gerstein (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov. Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2011. (JPr)
Mozart’s “A Little Night Music” at New York’s Lincoln Center
United States Mostly Mozart Festival (7): Jennifer Koh (violin), Shai Wosner (piano), Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center, NY, 24-08-2011 (SSM)
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (13) – Fantastic musical values but poor staging in Rossini’s Semiramide
United Kingdom Rossini, Semiramide: Vlaamse Opera, Alberto Zedda (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 27.8.2011. (SRT)
Salzburg Festival 2011 – Masterful Beethoven from Pollini
Austria Beethoven: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 24.8.2011 (MB)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival (8) – The Heath Quartet complete their refreshing approach to Beethoven
United Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (8) :The Heath Quartet, Greyfriars Kirk, 24.8.2011 (SRT)