United States Aspen Music Festival 2023 [3]: Harris Hall and Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado. (HS)
In Aspen, McGegan’s Baroque evening tops uneven weekday lineup with a magnificent Bach Magnificat
Festival 2023
The Mayflower Ensemble in Romsey: a stimulating mix of music, eloquently played
United Kingdom Romsey Festival 2023 – Zemlinsky, Smith, Rachmaninov, Horovitz, Brahms: Mayflower Ensemble (Nicola Heinrich [cello], Alison Hughes [clarinet], Karen Kingsley [piano – replacing Samantha Carrasco]). Abbey URC Church, Romsey, 10.7.2023. (CK)
Maxim Vengerov introduces himself to Aspen with fresh, unforced Mendelssohn
United States Aspen Music Festival 2023 [2]: Harris Hall and Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. (HS)
David Stern’s Fuoco Obbligato conquers Guérigny with an exquisite concert of Baroque obbligato arias
France Prémery Music Festival 2023: Fuoco Obbligato: Anna Cavaliero (soprano), Rémy Brès-Feuillet (countertenor), Benoît Rameau (tenor), Jean Bregnac (flute), Katharina Wolff (violin), Jennifer Hardy (cello), Nora Dargazanli (harpsichord). L’Espace Lafayette, Guérigny, 2.7.2023. (LV)
Sergey ‘Spallenmann’ Malov and his violoncello da spalla triumph at Kissinger Sommer
Germany Kissinger Sommer [2] – ‘Dueling Strings’: Sergey Malov (violin, violoncello da spalla), Venice Baroque Orchestra / Andrea Marcon (conductor). Erlöserkirche, Bad Kissingen, 30.06.2023. (LV)
Valentina Peleggi conducts Coleman, Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky at the Grant Park Music Festival
United States Coleman, Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky: Stewart Goodyear (piano), Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra / Valentina Peleggi (conductor). Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 29.6.2023. (JLZ)
Pianists Daniil Trifonov, Joyce Yang and Alexander Malofeev deliver the goods at the Aspen Music Festival
United States Aspen Music Festival 2023 [1]: Harris Hall and Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. (HS)
Haydn’s Cello Concerto in D major at Kissinger Sommer – what’s the rush?
Germany Kissinger Sommer [1]: Maximilian Hornung (cello), Bamberg Symphony / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Max Littmann Hall, Bad Kissingen, 29.6.2023. (LV)
