United Kingdom PROM 58 – Debussy, Stravinsky and Berlioz: Jean-Baptiste Doulcet (piano), Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London. 3.9.2024. (CSa)
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Iván Fischer’s Budapest Concert for Peace sees and hears music and peace triumph
Hungary Concert for Peace – Read Thomas, Bach, Raichel, Mahler: Mirella Hagen (soprano), Diana Tishchenko (violin), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Idan Raichel (voice), Taiseer Elias (oud), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Heroes’ Square, Budapest, 31.8.2024. (AK)
Gerd Schaller breathes new life and faith into Bruckner’s completed Ninth
Ebracher Musiksommer [2] – ‘Zu Bruckners Geburtstag’: Philharmonie Festiva / Gerd Schaller (conductor). Ebrach Abbey, Ebrach, Germany. 1.9.2024. (KW) Bruckner – Symphony No.9 (with finale completion by Gerd Schaller, revised 2024) Bruckner began work on his Ninth Symphony in 1887. He was just turning 63 and, although perhaps not in the best of health, he … Read more
Musikfest concert of two unequal Rattle halves: incisive Hindemith and Zemlinsky and listless Mahler
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [3] – Hindemith, Zemlinsky, and Mahler: Lester Lynch (baritone), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 3.9.2024. (MB)
Darroch/DeHart duo convince Whangarei that flutes and percussion can make beautiful music together
New Zealand Various: Darroch/DeHart Duo (Hannah Darroch [flutes], Justin DeHart [percussion]). Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand, 25.8.2024. (PSe)
A truly impressive celebration of Puccini in Bremen with Jonathan Tetelman
Germany Musikfest Bremen 2024 [1] – Puccini: Jonathan Tetelman (tenor), Bremer Philharmoniker / Marko Latonja (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 28.8.2024. (DMD)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s generous and magnificent Musikfest recital of Schoenberg and Ives
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [2] – Schoenberg and Ives: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Kammermusiksaal, Berlin, 2.9.2024 (MB)
Proms hero’s welcome and stellar performances from Ólafsson, Berlin Philharmonic and Kirill Petrenko
United Kingdom PROM 55 – R. Schumann, Smetana: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 31.8.2024. (CSa)