United Kingdom PROM 35: Mahler. Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano), WDR Radio Choir, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 9.8.2013. (GDn)
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PROM 32: Holst and Lutosławski Provide an Unusual and Dazzling Evening at the Proms.
United Kingdom Prom 32 Holst & Lutoslawski: Louis Lortie (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor)Royal Albert Hall, London, 7. 8. 2013.(CG)
PROM 32 (2): Excellent Holst, Slightly Less Convincing Lutosławski
United Kingdom Prom 32: Lutosławski Holst: Louis Lortie (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.8.2013 (RB)
A Feast of Rare Baroque Music in Exeter
United Kingdom A Feast of Rare Baroque Music in Exeter
PROM 30: A Sparkling Prom from Bavouzet, Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic
United Kingdom Prom 30. Borodin, Prokofiev, Edward Cowie, Tchaikovsky. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2013 (RB)
PROMS 29: Tannhäuser: Far From Perfect but Notably Enjoyable
United Kingdom Prom 29 Wagner Tannhäuser (semi-staged performance, sung in German). Soloists, Concert Association of the Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2013 (CC)
Aspen’s Peter Grimes an Unalloyed Triumph
United States Aspen Music Festival (7): Britten, Soloists, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. 27.7.2013 (HS)
PROM 27: The RNSO’s Substantial Prom Includes an Important Première
United Kingdom Prom 27: Naresh Sohal, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2013 (RB)