Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [6]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovich [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 17.5.2025. (GT)
Festival 2025
Garsington’s The Queen of Spades will surely be one of the best things to be seen this summer
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2025 [1] – Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades: Soloists, Garsington Opera Youth Company, Garsington Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 31.5.2025. (CR)
An unforgettable evening in Romsey Abbey as the Chamber Music Festival returns
United Kingdom Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2025 [1] – Schubert, Adès, Barber, Ravel, Bryars: String players of the Romsey Chamber Music Festival. Romsey Abbey, 31.5.2025. (CK)
Vaudeville comes to Longborough in a UK premiere of Wahnfried: the birth of the Wagner cult
United Kingdom Avner Dorman, Wahnfried: the birth of the Wagner cult: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Justin Brown (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire. 27.5.2025. (CP)
Terrific set of Ensemble 360 performances: Farrenc and Duruflé will live long in the memory
United Kingdom Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2025 [2] – Mother Goose: Ensemble 360. Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 18.5.2025. (CC)
Ensemble 360’s Nono proves an unforgettable experience in Sheffield
United Kingdom Sheffield Chamber Music Festival [1] – The Nostalgic Utopian Future Distance: Ensemble 360. Firth Hall, University of Sheffield, 18.5.2025. (CC)
The Festival Orchestra is conducted by an outstanding Anna Rakitina at the Shostakovich Festival Leipzig
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [5]: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Festival Orchestra / Anna Rakitina (conductor), Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 19.5.2025. (GT)
Nelsons masterfully leads the BSO in superlative Leipzig performances of two Shostakovich symphonies
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [4]: Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 18.5.2025. (GT)
