Germany Ravel, Debussy: Lang Lang (piano), Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 19.5.2024. (MC)
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Reliable singing only partially redeems Stuttgart’s disappointing production of Götterdämmerung
Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists and Chorus of Staatsoper Stuttgart. Staatsorchester Stuttgart / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Stuttgart, 16.5.2024. (DM-D)
Powerful performances of Bruckner and Szymanowski from Dausgaard and the Warsaw Philharmonic
Poland Bruckner, Szymanowski: Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk (soprano), Ewa Wolak (alto), Szymon Mechliński (baritone), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (chorus master: Bartosz Michałowski) / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, 17.5.2024. (RP)
A fabulous programme by the Corinthian Orchestra doesn’t quite live up to expectations
United Kingdom Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky: Petr Limonov (piano), Corinthian Orchestra, Michael Seal (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 19.5.2024. (MBr)
First-rate cast and world class orchestra in compelling Dresden Don Carlo
Germany Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Sächsische Staatsopernchor, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Jordi Bernàcer (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 18.5.2024. (MC)
A masterly piano recital from Yeonjoon Yoon at Milton Hall
United Kingdom Various, Um: Sprouting: Yeonjoon Yoon (piano), Yeji Kim (haegeum), Hannah Kim (percussion/voice), Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 17.5.2024. (MBr)
Mind-blowing musicality, technical skills and stamina in Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
United Kingdom Monteverdi, Vespers of 1610: Charlotte Mobbs, Katy Hill (sopranos), Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell (tenors), Ben Davies, Eamonn Dougan (basses), The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 15.5.2024. (AK)
A compelling new work and revelatory Bruckner from François-Xavier Roth and the BPO
Germany Žuraj, Bruckner: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 19.5.2024. (MB)