United Kingdom Prom 26: Berio, Shostakovich. European Union Youth Orchestra, London Voices, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2014 (RB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Recalling the Life and Songs of Kurt Weill
United Kingdom Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 (1) – Berlin to Broadway: The Songs of Kurt Weill: Bremner Duthie (baritone), David Patrick (piano), Outhouse, Edinburgh. (SRT)
Jonas Kaufmann: Unrivalled in Wagner with the Best Performances in His Encores
Spain Verdi, Massenet, Wagner: Jonas Kaufmann, Orquestra de Cadaqués, Jochen Rieder (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Castell Perelada, Spain, 3.8.2014 (JMI)
Slatkin Beats the Rain with “Alpensinfonie,” All-Spanish with Isbin and Leonard
United States Aspen Music Festival (11): Sarah Chang (violin), Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff (conductor); Soloists; Sharon Isbin (guitar), Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano); Garrick Ohlssen (piano), Aspen Festival Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor). Benedict Music Tent, Harris Concert Hall. Aspen, Colorado. 1-3.8.2014 (HS)
Virtuosity and Profundity from Rachel Podger in Biber
United Kingdom Biber, Froberger, Weckmann Rachel Podger (violin), Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord, organ), David Miller (theorbo). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, 03.07.2014 (GPu)
Proms Chamber Music 3: London Winds’ Delectable Chamber Prom
United Kingdom Proms Chamber Music 3 – Mozart and Strauss:London Winds, Michael Collins (director/clarinet). Cadogan Hall, London, 4.8.2014 (MB)
PROM 24: Donald Runnicles Leads an Eloquent Mahler Ninth at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 24: Vaughan Williams and Mahler, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2014. (JPr)
PROM 23: Fine Choral Singing Redeems Runnicles’s Rather Ordinary Prom
United Kingdom PROM 23 – John McLeod, Beethoven, and Mozart: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Neil Davies (bass), National Youth Choir of Scotland (chorus master: Christopher Bell), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.8.2014 (MB)