Germany Ebracher Musiksommer 2023 – Bruckner: Philharmonie Festiva / Gerd Schaller (conductor). Ebrach Abbey, Ebrach, 20.8.2023. (KW)
Gerd Schaller returns in Ebrach with the third version of the ‘Romantic’ full of vitality
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An evening of first-rate music making at the Clandeboye Festival
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2023 [1] – Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven: Barry Douglas (piano), Cathal Breslin (piano), Richard Watkins (French horn), Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin), Ed Creedon (viola), Aoife Magee (viola), Aoife Burke (cello). Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, Northern Ireland, 23.8.2023. (RB)
Haydn’s The Seven Last Words in Edinburgh proves unremitting once again
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [18]: Camerate Bern, Christian Tetzlaff (violin / director), René Liebert (video installation). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 26.8.2023. (SRT)
Tanglewood triumph: Bruce Liu showcases his full range of pianistic talents
United States 2023 Tanglewood [10] – Bruce Liu (piano): Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox, 16.8.2023. (CSa)
A joyful preview of the upcoming season at Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States ‘Sunday in the Park with Lyric’: Soloists and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola & Donald Lee III (conductors). Jay Pritzker Pavilion (Millennium Park), Chicago, 20.8.2023. (JLZ)
Handel’s Samson at the Proms attained a level of musical excellence available to very few performances
United Kingdom Prom 50 – Handel, Samson, HWV 57 (1741-2, heard in the revised 1743 version): Allan Clayton (Samson), Jacquelyn Stucker (Dalila), Joélle Harvey (Israelite Woman), Jess Dandy (Micah), Brindley Sherratt (Harapha), Jonathan Lemalu (Manoa), Will Pate (Messenger), Philharmonia Chorus / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord / director). Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2023. (CC)
Sir Simon Rattle makes a persuasive case for Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom Prom 49 – R. Schumann, Das Paradies und die Peri: Soloists, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 22.8.2023. (CK)
Excellent performances of Ligeti and Richard Strauss from Daniel Harding and the Vienna Philharmonic
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [8] – Ligeti and R. Strauss: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 21.8.2023. (MB)
