France Itinéraire baroque en Périgord 2025 [5]: 2.8.2025. (CC)
L’Itinéraire’s variable Haydn and Mozart but countertenor Constantin Zimmermann is mightily impressive
Festival 2025
Iván Fischer and Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Beethoven and Bartók keeps the Prommers spellbound
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [11] – Beethoven, Bartók: Dorottya Láng (mezzo-soprano), Krisztián Cser (bass), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 6.8.2025. (AK)
L’Itinéraire in 2025 began with Gerard de Wit’s Sonata and Fantasy
France Itinéraire baroque en Périgord 2025 [4]: L’Itinéraire [1] – Opening Recital, Sonata and Fantasy: Gerard de Wit (origan). Église Saint-Théodore de la Rochebeaucourt, Périgord, France, 2.8.2025. (CC)
Wroclaw’s NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra bring sheer richness of sound to the EIF’s Focus on Poland
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2025 [3]: Bacewicz, R Strauss, Kilar, Bizet/Shchedrin: NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra / Alexander Sitkovetsy (leader/director). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.8.2025. (SRT)
A glorious Messiah in Aspen with Dame Jane Glover in command
United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [10]: Klein Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen. (HS)
Apollo’s Fire blazes in dueling concertos to open Ohio season
United States ‘Fencing Match, Round One’ – Various: Kathie Stewart (flute), Daphna Mor (recorder), Alan Choo, Susanna Perry Gilmore, Emi Tanabe (violins), René Schiffer, Rebecca Landell (violas da gamba), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). Bath Church, Ohio, 8.8.2025. (MSJ)
Beatrice Rana’s fresh performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini wows Prommers
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [12] – Dukas, Rachmaninov, Bartók: Beatrice Rana (piano), BBC Singers (chorus master: Neil Ferris), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2025. (LJ)
Sofia Opera’s open air Les Misérables is a spectacular triumph of wonderful singing and acting
Bulgaria Opera on the Square Summer Festival – Boublil and Schönberg, Les Misérables: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Alexander Nevsky Square, Sofia, 2.8.2025. (GT)
