United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival [4] – Venables, Vaughan Williams: Alessandro Fisher (tenor), William Vann (piano), Navarra Quartet. Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 21.10.2022. (JQ)
Festival 2022
Marie-Laure Garnier’s enticing Oxford journey through some late Romantic French repertoire
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 2022 [3] – Fauré, Chausson, Charlotte Sohy: Marie-Laure Garnier (soprano), Angharad Rowlands (mezzo-soprano), Hanson Quartet, Célia Oneto Bensaid, Joseph Cavalli-Price (pianists). Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 19.10.2022. (CR)
The Catch Club at the Oxford Lieder Festival was a delectable and surprising programme
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 2022 [2] – The Catch Club: Caroline Taylor (soprano), Christopher Purves (baritone), Choir of The Queen’s College, The Friendly Harmonists, Jonathan Byers (cello) Christopher Bucknall (harpsichord) / Owen Rees (conductor). Freud Café Bar, Oxford 17.10.2022. (CR)
A sense of collegiality from Kate Royal and Christine Rice at the Oxford Lieder Festival
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 2022 [1] – Clara and Robert Schumann, Brahms, Weill: Kate Royal (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Magnus Walker (tenor), Julius Drake, Eunji Han (pianists). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 14.10.2022. (CR)
Tamara Stefanovich performs Messiaen and Bach at the London Piano Festival
United Kingdom London Piano Festival – Bach, Rameau, and Messiaen: Tamara Stefanovich (piano). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 6.10.2022. (MB)
Exciting piano recital by Robin Green at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival
United Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan Festival [2] – Robin Green (piano): Cardiff University Concert Hall. 26.9.2022. (PCG)
Three finalists set for the Grand Finale in the 2022 Liszt Competition
Netherlands Liszt Utrecht 2022 [1] – Festival Phase: Liszt, Schubert, Schubert/Liszt, Wantenaar: Lea Hausmann (violin); Judith Wijzenbeek (viola); Samuel Shephard (cello); Roberto di Ronza (double bass); Viktoria Baskakova, Minkyu Kim, Yukine Kuroki, Tamta Magradze, Matyáš Novák, Yeon-min Park, Leonardo Pierdomenico, Vitaly Starikov, Derek Wang, KaJeng Wong (piano); Bernadeta Astari (soprano). Hertz Hall, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 22-24.9.2022. (LV)
Resounding success for three avant-garde masterpieces at Musikfest Berlin 2022
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2022 [12] – Xenakis, Zimmermann, Dallapiccola: Wolfgang Koch (baritone), Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (tenor), Caspar Singh (tenor), Oliver Boyd (baritone), Rundfunkchor Berlin (chorusmaster: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Livestreamed on Digital Concert Hall from the Philharmonie Berlin, 17.9.2022. (GT)
