Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [2] – Beethoven, Debussy: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, 11.5.2024. (CC)
Piemontesi, one of the finest young pianists, impresses with his Beethoven and Debussy in Dresden
Festival 2024
In Dresden: Klaus Mäkelä ultimately failed to satisfy with Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [1] – Bruckner: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Kulturpalast, Dresden, 10.5.2024. (CC)
BBC Proms – Friday 19 July to Saturday 14 September 2024
BBC Proms welcomes the world’s best international and British orchestras to the Royal Albert Hall and launches more residencies across the UK
Ninety Proms feature over 3,000 musicians over eight weeks, including star soloists Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yunchan Lim, Víkingur Ólafsson, Sheku, Braimah and Isata Kanneh-Mason, and weekend festivals in Bristol, Nottingham and Gateshead.
Quartetto di Cremona brings life and beauty to Chamber Music Society’s Winter Festival
United States Various: Quartetto di Cremona (Cristiano Gualco, Paolo Andreoli [violins], Simone Gramaglia [viola], Giovanni Scaglione [cello]). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 8.3.2024. (DS)
The Three Choirs Festival from 27 July to 3 August 2024 in Worcester
Three Choirs Festival celebrates nature in Worchester with a thrilling programme
The Three Choirs Festival has announced a thrilling new programme for its 2024 edition, with a celebration of nature and its enduring influence on composers and musicians at its heart. Taking place in and around Worcester from 27 July to 3 August, the festival features a superb selection of works old and new by composers including Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, Bob Chilcott and Judith Weir.
In a spell-binding performance, Smetana’s The Devil’s Wall in Ostrava proves to be a neglected masterwork
Czech Republic Smetana, The Devil’s Wall (Čertova stĕna): Soloists, Ballet, Choir and Orchestra of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre / Marek Šedivý (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 9.3.2024. (GT)
