Concert Reviews

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A Dresden recital of outstanding artistry and sincerity from Matthias Goerne and Alexander Schmalcz

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GermanyGermany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [6] – R. Schumann, Brahms: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Alexander Schmalcz (piano). Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 24.5.2024. (MC)

Baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Alexander Schmalcz © Oliver Killig

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A powerful reminder of the stature of Saint-Saëns from Ensemble 360 in Sheffield

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Music in the Round [1] – Sheffield Chamber Music Festival – Saint-Saëns: The Renaissance Man: Ensemble 360 / George Morton (conductor, L’assassinat du duc de guise). Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 21.5.2024. (CC)

Ensemble 360’s Saint-Saëns: The Renaissance Man © Matthew Johnson

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Tomasz Konieczny is a tremendous Wotan in Andreas Homoki’s – better acted than sung – Zurich Die Walküre

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Extras at the Zurich Opera House, Philharmonia Zürich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Michael Beyer) from Zurich Opera House, 20.5.2024. (JPr)

Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) and Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) © Monika Rittershaus

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An enjoyable concert from Hélène Grimaud and the Camerata Salzburg at the Dresden Music Festival

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GermanyGermany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [3] – Beethoven, R. Schumann, Mendelssohn: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Camerata Salzburg / Giovanni Guzzo (concertmaster /direction). Kulturpalast Dresden, 20.5.2024. (MC)

Hélène Grimaud (piano), Camerata Salzburg, and Giovanni Guzzo (concertmaster) © Oliver Killig

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