In Edinburgh Breaking the Waves Restores Faith in Opera as an Art Form
21/08/2019
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [12] – Missy Mazzoli, Breaking the Waves: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 21.8.2019. (SRT)
Sydney Mancasola (Bess) and Duncan Rock (Jan) (c) James Glossop
A Welcome Edinburgh Recital from Christiane Karg
21/08/2019
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [11] – Schubert: Christiane Karg (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 21.8.2019. (SRT)
Christiane Karg © Gisela Schenker
Belshazzar’s Feast Crowns Simon Rattle’s Splendidly Innovative Prom Programme
21/08/2019
United Kingdom BBC PROM 44 – Koechlin, Varèse and Walton: Gerald Finley (baritone), London Symphony Chorus, Orfeó Català, Orfeó Català Youth Choir, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.8.2019. (AS)
Gerald Finley (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Yo-Yo Ma and a Holiday for Horns at Tanglewood
20/08/2019
United States Tanglewood [8] – Schumann, Brahms: Richard Sebring, Michael Winter, Rachel Childers and Jason Snider (horns), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 18.8.2019. (RP)
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) & the BSO © Hilary Scott
Doric String Quartet Give European Premiere of Brett Dean’s New Third Quartet
20/08/2019
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [10] – Haydn, Dean, Brahms: Doric String Quartet, Brett Dean (viola), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 20.8.2019. (SRT)
Doric String Quartet © George Garnier
A Delightful and Thought-Provoking Mozart-Matinee in Salzburg
20/08/2019
Austria Salzburg Festival [5] – Mozart, Paisiello, Salieri, and Martín y Soler: Claire de Sévigné, Siobhan Stagg (sopranos), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Mauro Peter (tenor), Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Robert Gleadow (bass), Choir of Soloists from the Young Artists’ Project, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Raphaël Pichon (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 18.8.2019. (MB)
Mozart-Matinee (c) Salzburger Festspiele/Marco Borrelli
François-Xavier Roth Brings Intimacy and Beauty to Schumann and Brahms at Tanglewood
20/08/2019
United States Tanglewood [7] – Brahms, Schumann: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 17.8.2019. (RP)
François-Xavier Roth (conductor) and Kirill Gerstein (piano) © Hilary Scott
A Deeply Frustrating Salzburg Festival Concert from Camerata Salzburg and Lorenzo Viotti
19/08/2019
Austria Salzburg Festival [4] – Bartók, Weber, Koncz, and Kodály: Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Camerata Salzburg / Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 17.8.2019. (MB) Read more
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
Composed in 1803, at a time when Beethoven was also writing his second symphony and his third piano 
This production has worked hard to cut the story's racist stereotypes 
Byzantine, Aramaic, and Coptic Christian traditions are melded along with songs and chants – some of 
While other venues closed up shop for the festive season, Wigmore Hall has flown the flag for top-qu 
After a few troubles, the German star regains control and delivers a brilliant performance 
