United Kingdom Various composers, Vale of Glamorgan Festival: Ensemble Midtvest, Penarth Pier Pavilion, 16.5.2018. (PCG)
Festival 2018
A Delightful Last Day at the BERGfrühling Festival.
Austria BERGfrühling [4] and [5] – Dvořák, Berg, Schumann, and Schubert: Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Sylvia Careddu [flute], Alexander Neubauer [clarinet], Ariane Haering [piano], Sebastian Gürtler, Régis Bringolf [violins], Subin Lee [viola], Florian Berner [cello]), Rya Yoshimura (bassoon), Peter Dorfmayr (horn), Ivan Kitanović (double bass). St George’s Parish Church, Sternberg, and Alban Berg Saal, Carinthian Music Academy, Ossiach, 12.5.2018. (MB)
Artist of Rare Talent José Cura Doesn’t Disappoint with Argentine Songs
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [3] – Argentine Songs: José Cura (tenor & conductor), Dresdner Kapellsolisten, Semperoper, Dresden, 13.5.2018. (MC)
A Fascinating Programme of Works for Strings from LGT Young Soloists
United Kingdom Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [2] – Tartini, Holst, Waxman, Wirén, Pagannini, Bottesini: LGT Young Soloists, Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, 12.5.2018. (MC)
Vibrant Musicianship of Ivor Bolton, B’Rock Orchestra and Balthasar Neumann Choir
Switzerland Bach: Soloists and Chorus of the Balthasar Neumann Choir, B’Rock Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Stadtkirche St. Johann, Schaffhausen, 13.5.2018. (CCr)
More Thought-Provoking Music-Making at BERGfrühling
Austria BERGfrühling [3] – Haydn, Berg, and Brahms: Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Sylvia Careddu [flute], Alexander Neubauer [clarinet], Ariane Haering [piano], Sebastian Gürtler, Régis Bringolf [violins], Subin Lee [viola], Florian Berner [cello]), Ivan Kitanović (double bass). Alban Berg Saal, Carinthian Music Academy, Ossiach, 11.5.2018. (MB)
Bach’s Spirituality Experienced from Sir John Eliot Gardiner and Monteverdi Choir
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2018 [1] – J.S. Bach: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir / Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany 11.5.2018. (MC)
The Inaugural BERGfrühling Opens with Wonderful Performances in a Wonderful Location
Austria BERGfrühling [1] – Schubert, Weber, Berg: Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Sylvia Careddu [flute], Alexander Neubauer [clarinet], Ariane Haering [piano], Sebastian Gürtler, Régis Bringolf [violins], Subin Lee [viola], Florian Berner [cello]), Ivan Kitanović (double bass). Alban Berg Saal, Carinthian Music Academy, Ossiach, 10.5.2018. (MB)