French themed evening at the Proms and a show-stopping return for the Orchestre de Paris and Klaus Mäkelä

United KingdomUnited 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)

Pianist Jean-Baptiste Doulcet at the BBC Proms © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Iván Fischer’s Budapest Concert for Peace sees and hears music and peace triumph

HungaryHungary 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)

Iván Fischer’s Concert for Peace in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square @ Stiller Ákos

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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

GermanyGermany 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)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts baritone Lester Lynch and the BRSO © BF/Astrid Ackermann

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A truly impressive celebration of Puccini in Bremen with Jonathan Tetelman

GermanyGermany Musikfest Bremen 2024 [1] – Puccini: Jonathan Tetelman (tenor), Bremer Philharmoniker / Marko Latonja (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 28.8.2024. (DMD)

Tenor Jonathan Tetelman, Bremer Philharmoniker and Marko Letonja (conductor) © Patric Leo

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Proms hero’s welcome and stellar performances from Ólafsson, Berlin Philharmonic and Kirill Petrenko

United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 55 – R. Schumann, Smetana: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 31.8.2024. (CSa)

Víkingur Ólafsson at the BBC Proms 2024 © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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