The Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra excels at Musikfest Berlin
20/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [11] – Neuwirth and Grisey: Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Juliet Fraser (soprano), Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 18.9.2019. (MB)
Susanna Mälkki (c) Simon Fowler
A pretty special evening from Steven Osborne at the Lammermuir Festival
19/09/2019
Lammermuir Festival 2019 [1] – Beethoven: Steven Osborne (piano), Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, 17.9.2019. (SRT)
Steven Osborne (c) Robin Mitchell
Ear-stretching music-making across three different centuries from Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
17/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [10] – Rameau, Lachenmann, and Berlioz: Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Les Siècles / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 15.9.2019. (MB)
Tabea Zimmermann (viola), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) & Les Siècles
© Monika Karczmarczyk
The BBC Proms 2019 ended with a unique, seldom experienced atmosphere at the Last Night
16/09/2019
BBC Prom 75 – Last Night of the Proms: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano). BBC Singers. BBC Symphony Chorus. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.9.2019. (MMB)
Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano) at the Last Night of the Proms (c) Chris Christodoulou
Daniel Harding’s outstanding account of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette in Berlin
15/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [8] – Berlioz: Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Shenyang (bass-baritone), Berlin Radio Chorus (chorus master: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 13.9.2019. (MB)
Daniel Harding (c) Iñigo Ibañez
Unforgettable Berlin performance of Lachenmann from Yuko Kakuta and Pierre-Laurent Aimard
15/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [7] – Schubert and Lachenmann: Yuko Kakuta (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 12.9.2019. (MB)
Yuko Kakuta (c) Martin Sigmund
In Lucerne, the LSO demonstrate they are in the top flight
13/09/2019
Lucerne Festival [9] – Haydn, Britten, Rachmaninov: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Luzern, Lucerne, 10.9.2019. (JR)
Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO (c) Priska Ketterer
John Butt encourages astonishing unity from the Dunedin Consort for the Proms Bach Night
13/09/2019
BBC Prom 71 – Bach Night: Dunedin Consort / John Butt (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.9.2019. (AK)
John Butt (centre front) with the Dunedin Consort
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