United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [6] – Schubert, Crumb, Tippett, Beethoven: Steven Osborne (piano), Old College Quad, 12.8.2021. (SRT)
Edinburgh hears a splendid and thought-provoking rectal by Steven Osborne
Festival 2021
Much to enjoy in Scottish Opera’s new Falstaff at the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [5] – Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 12.8.2021. (SRT)
Conducting the Vienna Philharmonic at Salzburg, Thielemann’s Bruckner is as special as expected
Austria Salzburg Festival 2021 [1] – Mahler and Bruckner: Elína Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Performance at the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, recorded (directed Elisabeth Malzer) August 2021 and streamed on ARTE Concert until 4.11.2021. (JPr)
Exquisite musicianship at the Chamber Music Northwest’s summer festival from Davóne Tines and the Brentano Quartet
United Kingdom Various, ‘A Journey into the Light’: Davóne Tines (bass-baritone), Paul Watkins (cello), Gloria Chien (piano), Brentano String Quartet, Chamber Music Northwest, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 25.7.2021. Available for streaming through 31.8.2021 on 2021 AT-HOME Festival. (RP)
Mari Eriksmoen makes a sensational Edinburgh Festival debut
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [4] – Grieg, Backer Grøndahl, Schumann and Wolf: Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Daniel Heide (piano). Old College Quad, 11.8.2021. (SRT)
Distinguished Schumann ‘Rheinish’ performance is the highlight of the BBC Philharmonic’s Prom
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [8] – Britta Byström, Sibelius, and Schumann: Liza Ferschtman (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2021. (MB)
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s indestructible songbook delights Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [3] – Rodgers and Hammerstein, A Grand Night for Singing: Soloists, Edinburgh Festival Ensemble, Wayne Marshall (music director), Kim Creswell (staging). Edinburgh Academy Junior School, 10.8.2021. (SRT)
Towering Brahms performances from the Zehetmair Quartet in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [2] – Brahms: Zehetmair Quartet. Old College Quad, Edinburgh, 10.8.2021. (SRT)
