At the Proms, the BBC Phil are in Fine Form Under Ben Gernon
07/08/2019
BBC PROM 23 – Arnold, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky: Juan Pérez Floristán (piano), BBC Philharmonic / Ben Gernon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2019. (CC)
Juan Pérez Floristán (c) Chris Christodoulou
At Blossom, a Zemlinsky Rarity Outshines a Usual Suspect
07/08/2019
Blossom Festival [4]: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 3.8.2019. (MSJ) Read more
Andreas Ottensamer and Yuja Wang Open Edinburgh’s Queens Hall Concert Series
07/08/2019
Various: Yuja Wang (piano), Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Queens Hall, Edinburgh, 3.8.2019. (GT)
Yuja Wang (piano) & Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet) © Stefan Höderath
Joseph Calleja Shines in Tchaikovsky and Tosti at the Peralada Festival
07/08/2019
Festival Castell de Peralada [1] – Various: Joseph Calleja (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Iglesia del Carme, Peralada, 4.8.2019. (JMI)
Joseph Calleja (tenor) & Vincenzo Scalera (piano) (c) J. Castro
Dudamel and the LA Phil’s Disappointing Tchaikovsky Closes their Edinburgh Residency
05/08/2019
Edinburgh International Festival 2019 [2] – Barber, Adams, Tchaikovsky: Yuja Wang (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4.8.2019. (GT)
Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) (c) Ryan Buchanan
A Fabulous Proms Organ Recital from Olivier Latry
05/08/2019
BBC PROM 21 – Khachaturian, de Falla, Beethoven, Bach, Gigout, Liszt, Widor, Saint-Saëns plus Improvisation: Olivier Latry (organ). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2019. (CC)
Olivier Latry (c) Deyan Parouchev
Bravura Britten and Moving Mahler at the Proms: Andsnes dazzles, Mahnke and Skelton Enchant
05/08/2019
BBC PROM 18 – Britten and Mahler: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 1.8.2019 (CSa)
Leif Ove Andsnes at the 2019 BBC Proms (c) Chris Christodoulou
The BBCSSO Give Double Delight at the Proms
04/08/2019
BBC PROMS 19 and 20: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2019 & 3.8.2019 (CS)
Pekka Kuusisto (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
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