Austria Salzburg Festival (7) – Beyond Recall: Kunstprojekt Salzburg: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Scharoun Ensemble and other members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, 24.8.2013 (MB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Edinburgh Festival (18):Velvety String Tone from Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (18) – Brahms: Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Florian Boesch (baritone), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Edinburgh Festival Chorus / David Zinman (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.8.2013 (SRT)
The Pros and Cons of Michael Schade’s Die schöne Müllerin
Austria Salzburg Festival (6) – Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin: Michael Schade (tenor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 24.8.2013 (MB)
PROM 55: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Surely a Proms Highlight?
United Kingdom Prom 55. Lutoslawski, Shostakovich, Panufnik: Alexander Melnikov (piano), Warsaw Phiharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2013 (GD)
PROM 56: Philippe Jordan Brings the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester to the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 56, Wagner, Ravel, Shostakovich: Jean-Yves Thibaudet(piano), Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Philippe Jordan (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 25.8.2013. (JPr)
Edinburgh Festival (17): Odd Pairing of Purcell and Bartók Operas
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (17) – Purcell, Bartók: Oper Frankfurt / Constantinos Carydis (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 25.8.2013 (SRT)
Salzburg Festival (4): Shostakovich a Poor Substitute for Birtwistle in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival (4) – Fauré, Shostakovich, Birtwistle, and Brahms: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Nicholas Angelich (piano). Groβer Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 22.8.2013 (MB)
Edinburgh Festival (14):Bostridge Recital Deserved More Intimate Venue
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (14) – Ives, Brahms, Schumann: Ian Bostridge (tenor), Lars Vogt (piano), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.8.2013. (SRT)
