Germany BTHVN WOCHE [1] – Beethoven: Meta4 (Antti Tikkanen, Mina Pensola [violins], Atte Kilpeläinen [viola], Tomas Djupsjöbacka [cello]). Kammermusiksaal Hermann J. Abs, Bonn, 6.2.2020 (MB)
Festival 2020
Much to enjoy as Mitsuko Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra play Mozart
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche [5] – Mozart: Chiara Tonelli (flute), Alexi Kenney (violin), Béatrice Muthelet (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mitsuko Uchida (piano, conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 27.1.2020. (MB)

A delightful celebration of Mozart’s birthday in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche [4] – Mozart: Les Vents français (François Leleux [oboe], Paul Meyer [clarinet], Gilbert Audin [bassoon], Radovan Vlatković [horn]), Kodály Quartet (Attila Falvay, Ferenc Bangó [violins], Zoltán Tuska [viola], György Éder [cello)), Éric Le Sage (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 27.1.2020. (MB)
Another fine morning for Mozart at the Salzburg Mozartwoche
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche [3] – Mozart: Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Radovan Vlatković (horn), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Camerata Salzburg, François Leleux (oboe, conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 26.1.2020. (MB)
The joys of ‘(re)-creation’ guide Vancouver’s 2020 New Music Festival
Canada 2020 VSO New Music Festival [1] (GN)

Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic treat Salzburg to a Mozart concert of near-perfection
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche [2] – Mozart: Radek Baborák (horn), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 25.1.2020. (MB)
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists play Mozart in Salzburg with distinction and affection
Salzburg Mozartwoche [1] – Mozart: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists. Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 25.1.2020. (MB) Mozart – Divertimento in B-flat major for two oboes, two horns, and two bassoons, KV 270; Divertimento in D major for two violins, viola, double bass, oboe, and two horns, ‘Nannerl Septet’, KV 251; Divertimento in E-flat major for … Read more
Unusual programme enlivens Cartagena Music Festival
Colombia Martinus, Pinzón, Victoria: Santiago Cañón–Valencia (cello), Orquesta de Cámara de Colombia / Federico Hoyos (conductor), Julio Victoria Live Band. Auditorio Getsemaní, Cartagena, Columbia, 11.1.2020. (LV)

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