Austria Salzburg Festival [4] – Bartók, R. Schumann, Wagner, and Liszt: Igor Levit (piano). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 24.8.2022. (MB)
Magnificent Salzburg recital, full of connections, from Igor Levit
Festival 2022
Thomas Søndergård masterminds a spectacular Mahler Third Symphony in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [12] – McMillan and Mahler: Linda Watson (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus (chorus director: Aidan Oliver), RSNO Junior Chorus (chorus director: Patrick Barrett), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Usher Hall, 23.8.2022. (GT)
Wonderful music-making: Richard Egarr and Friends at Edinburgh was a joy
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [11] – Music for three violins with Richard Egarr and Friends: Richard Egarr (Harpsichord), Bojan Čičić, Rachell Ellen Wong, Ruiqi Ren (violins), Alex McCartney (theorbo), Jonathan Rees (viola da gamba). Queen’s Hall, 24.8.2022. (SRT)
Wagner at the Lucerne Festival: stellar singing and fine playing from the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [1] – Wagner: Soloists, Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Luzern, Lucerne, 23.8.2022. (JR)
Superb Saint-Saëns is the highlight from Barenboim at the Salzburg Festival
Austria Salzburg Festival [3] – Saint-Saëns and Wagner: Elina Garanča (soprano), Brandon Jovanovich (tenor), Michael Volle (baritone), Members of the Young Singers Project, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus director: Jörn Hinnerk Andresen), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2022. (MB)
Il trittico is largely a triumph at the Salzburg Festival
Austria Salzburg Festival [2]: Puccini – Il trittico: Soloists, Dancers, Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Choir (chorus director: Wolfgang Götz), Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus director: Jörn Hinnerk Andresen), Angelika-Prokopp-Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic (stage music), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 21.8.2022. (MB)
Sensational Berlioz Requiem makes a great season finale to this year’s Aspen Music Festival
United States Aspen Music Festival [13]: (HS)
Breathless and breathtaking: Bruce Liu at the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [10] – Rameau, Chopin, Ravel, Liszt: Bruce Liu (piano). Queen’s Hall, 22.8.2022, (SRT)
