United Kingdom Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 (1) – Berlin to Broadway: The Songs of Kurt Weill: Bremner Duthie (baritone), David Patrick (piano), Outhouse, Edinburgh. (SRT)
Festival 2014
Controversial Götterdämmerung Benefits from Perfectly Paced Orchestral Playing
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2014 (6) – Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Kirill Petrenko. (conductor), Bayreuth, Germany. 30.4.2014.
Photo Credit Enrico Nawrath/Bayreuth Opera
Masterly Conducting from Nelsons in Lohengrin Revival
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2014 (5) – Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Andris Nelsons. (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Germany. 31.7.2014. (JPr)
Young Scottish Musicians Reach the Peak of Excellence
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (10) Walton, Beamish, Strauss: Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), National Youth Orchestra of Scotland / Michael Francis (conductor), The Cathedral, Worcester, 1.8.2014. (RJ)
A Triumphant and Moving Account of The Apostles at the Three Choirs
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (9) Elgar, Sarah Fox (soprano) – The Angel & Mary; Claudia Huckle (contralto) – Mary Magdalene; John Mark Ainsley (tenor) – St John; Neal Davies (bass) – St Peter; Marcus Farnsworth (bass) – Jesus; Brindley Sherratt (bass) – Judas; Girl Choristers of Worcester Cathedral; Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir; Festival Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Adrian Partington (conductor), Worcester Cathedral, 1.8.2014 (JQ)
The Aronowitz Triumph on Elgar’s Home Territory
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (8) – Korngold, Elgar: The Aronowitz Ensemble [Nadia Wijzenbeek (violin), Tom Hankey (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Marie Macleod (cello), Tom Poster (piano)], Pershore Abbey, Pershore, 30.7.2014 (RJ)
A Disappointing Première at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (7) Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Rasch; Matthew Trusler (violin), Yeree Suh (soprano), Peter Hoare (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Singers from Die Kantorei der Kreuzkirche, Chemnitz, Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Baldur Brönimann (conductor), Worcester Cathedral, 31.7.2014 (JQ)
Bayreuth Festival 2014 (3): Siegfried, Brünnhilde and Crocodiles on the Alexanderplatz
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2014 (3) – Wagner, Siegfried: soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival conducted by Kirill Petrenko. Bayreuth, Germany. 30.7.2014. (JPr)
