United Kingdom English National Opera’s Seven Last Words: Nardus Williams (soprano), Idunnu Münch, (mezzo-soprano), Frederick Ballentine (tenor), Soloman Howard (bass), Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera Chorus / Eamonn Dougan (conductor, Haydn), Kellen Gray (conductor, Thompson). 13.4.2022. (CC)
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Simply beautiful programming from wind soloists of the Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans
France Concours International de Piano d’Orléans: Concert by the Soloists of the Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans (Pierre Baranger, [flute], Christophe Patrix [oboe], Olivier Petit [clarinet], Philippe Recard [bassoon], David Harnois [horn] with Chae-Um Kim [piano]). Salle de l’Institut, Orléans, France, 9.4.2022. (CC)
World-class Albina Shagimuratova shines in Mahler and Strauss songs
Russian Federation Mozart, Mahler, R. Strauss: Albina Shagimuratova (soprano), Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Sladkovsky (conductor). Streamed by the Moscow Philharmonic Society from the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, 6.4.2022. (GT)
Manfred Honeck leads a thoughtful presentation of Mozart in Dresden
Germany Mozart, Haydn, and Gregorian Chant: Nikola Hillebrand (soprano), Marie Henriette Reinhold (contralto), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor), Mikhail Timoshenko (bass), Ulrich Tukur (reciter), Dresden Chamber Choir (chorus director: Tobias Mäthger), Dresden Kreuzchor (chorus director: Karl Pohlandt), Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 11.4.2022 (MB)
BBC NOW’s Bach St Matthew Passion finally arrives in Cardiff
United Kingdom Bach: Jeremy Budd (tenor, Evangelist), David Shipley (bass, Christ), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Jess Dandy (contralto), Anthony Gregory (tenor), James Newby (bass), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Harry Bicket (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.4.2022. (PCG)
Ein deutsches Requiem with Bach Collegium Zurich: a fine, intimate, poignant performance
Switzerland Brahms: Carmela Konrad (soprano), Samuel Zünd (baritone), Soós-Haag Piano Duo, Bach Collegium Zurich / Bernhard Hunziker (conductor). Grossmünster (Great Minster), Zurich, 9.4.2022. (JR)
Breadth and depth tie in Yuja Wang’s mesmerizing Los Angeles recital
United States Various: Yuja Wang (piano). Colburn Celebrity Recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 4.6.2022. (DD)
Subtlety and refinement from Florilegium’s Mozart at Passiontide in Oxford
United Kingdom Mozart: Rowan Pierce (soprano), Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), James Oxley (tenor), Giles Underwood (bass), Choir of Merton College, Merton College Girl Choristers, Florilegium / Benjamin Nicholas (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 8.4.2022. (CR)