United States Aspen Music FestivaL 2022 [9]: (HS)
Hadelich quiets the Aspen storm in a riveting Sibelius concerto, topping a virtuoso-filled weekend
Festivals
A brilliant Blossom Music Festival hosts debuts for Reinhardt, Kenney and Bacewicz
United States 2022 Blossom Music Festival [2]: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. (MSJ)
Thrilling Xenakis Proms premiere but an underwhelming Sacre from Martyn Brabbins and the BBC SO
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [11], Prom 20 – Birtwistle, Ravel, Xenakis, Stravinsky: Tom Borrow (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2022. (MBr)
Water flows through an otherwise oddly programmed Prom from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [10], Prom 19: Dukas, Respighi, Puccini: Soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Recorded (directed by Helen Mansfield) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2022. It is currently available on BBC iPlayer. (JPr)
Doreen Carwithen, Grace Williams and Vaughan Williams look out to sea at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [9], Prom 16 – Doreen Carwithen, Grace Williams, Vaughan Williams: Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Andrew Manze (conductor). Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, (directed by Rhodri Huw) and now available on BBC iPlayer, 27.7.2022. (JPr)
Eclectic and imaginatively conceived Transformations programme at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2022 [4] – Bach (arr. Stravinsky), Finzi, Britten, Poulenc: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Hereford Cathedral 29.7.2022. (JQ)
Sibelius Reflected: Fenella Humphreys and Joseph Tong at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2022 [3] – Phibbs, Sibelius, Matthews, Rautavaara, Frances-Hoad: Fenella Humphreys (violin), Joseph Tong (piano). Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 27.7.2022. (CS)
