Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

David Stern’s Fuoco Obbligato conquers Guérigny with an exquisite concert of Baroque obbligato arias

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FranceFrance Prémery Music Festival 2023: Fuoco Obbligato: Anna Cavaliero (soprano), Rémy Brès-Feuillet (countertenor), Benoît Rameau (tenor), Jean Bregnac (flute), Katharina Wolff (violin), Jennifer Hardy (cello), Nora Dargazanli (harpsichord). L’Espace Lafayette, Guérigny, 2.7.2023. (LV)

Fuoco Obbligato © Clélia Stodal-Lurier

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A praiseworthy Opera Gala celebrates the Royal Northern College of Music’s fiftieth anniversary

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom RNCM Opera Gala: Soloists, RNCM Opera Chorus, RNCM Professional Experience Scheme Students, Orchestra of Opera North (augmented by players from RNCM) / Garry Walker (conductor). Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 28.6.2023. (MC)

Garry Walker conducts the Orchestra of Opera North (augmented by players from RNCM) © Roscoe Rutter

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Sergey ‘Spallenmann’ Malov and his violoncello da spalla triumph at Kissinger Sommer

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GermanyGermany Kissinger Sommer [2] – ‘Dueling Strings’: Sergey Malov (violin, violoncello da spalla), Venice Baroque Orchestra / Andrea Marcon (conductor). Erlöserkirche, Bad Kissingen, 30.06.2023. (LV)

Sergey Malov and his violoncello da spalla © Julie Wesely

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Valentina Peleggi conducts Coleman, Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky at the Grant Park Music Festival

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United StatesUnited States Coleman, Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky: Stewart Goodyear (piano), Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra / Valentina Peleggi (conductor). Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 29.6.2023. (JLZ)

Valentina Peleggi conducts the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra © Elliot Mandel

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