United Kingdom Grimeborn Opera Festival 2018 – Mark-Anthony Turnage, Greek: The Kantanti Ensemble / Tim Anderson (conductor), Arcola Theatre, Dalston, London, 15.8.2018. (RD)
Grimeborn 2018’s Greek is a Dazzling, Staggering Achievement
Festival 2018
Catch The Beggar’s Opera at the EIF if You Can
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [9] – John Gay, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord’s The Beggar’s Opera: Soloists, Les Arts Florissants / Florian Carré (conductor). King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 16.8.2018. (SRT)
The CBSO and Ludovic Morlot Excel in French Music at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 44 – Debussy, Lili Boulanger and Ravel: Justina Gringytė (mezzo-soprano), CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2018. (AS)
Blossom Music Festival (7): Timeless Suites Show a Cellist’s Growth as an Artist
United States Blossom Music Festival [7] – Bach: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 12.8.2018. (MSJ)
A Thought-Provoking Prom from West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim
United Kingdom Prom 43 – Tchaikovsky, Coleman, and Scriabin: Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.2018. (MB)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Joshua Bell and the ASMF Bring Sparkling Collective Music-Making to the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Prom 40 – Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Bridge, Beethoven: Joshua Bell (violin/director), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2018. (CS)
The Warmth of Familiarity was Written All Through Queyras and Melnikov’s EIF Recital.
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [8] – Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Queen’s Hall, 14.8.2018. (SRT)
The Proms Hears Vaughan Williams’ Impassioned Plea for Peace
United Kingdom PROM 41 – Lili Boulanger, Elgar and Vaughan Williams: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Alexandre Duhamel (baritone), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2018. (AS)