United Kingdom Various: Edinburgh, August 2016. (ST)
Festivals
An Authentic B Minor Mass Propelled by the Choruses
Canada Vancouver Bach Festival – Bach: Yulia Van Doren and Shannon Mercer (soprano), Krisztina Szabó and Laura Pudwell (mezzo-soprano), Charles Daniels and Philippe Gagné (tenor), Christian Immler and Sumner Thompson (bass), Les Voix Baroques, Arion Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 5.8.2016. (GN)
Subdued Mahler and Dignified Bruckner from Vienna Philharmonic
Austria Salzburg Festival (4) – Pärt, Mahler, and Bruckner: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 7.8.2016. (MB)
Conducting Prizewinner Prior Gives Confident Performance with Camerata Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival (3) – Nørgard, Mozart, Sibelius, and Prokofiev: Elbenita Kajtazi (soprano), Camerata Salzburg, Alexander Prior (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 7.8.2016. (MB)
Prom Focus Falls on Dutilleux in Salonen Concert
United Kingdom Prom 32 – Schoenberg, Dutilleux, Mahler: David Wilson-Johnson (narrator); Joshua Albuquerque, Matthew Gillam, Lucas Pinto (trebles); Philharmonia Voices (men’s voices); Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen. Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2016. (CC)
Aspen (11): Gypsies, Paganini, and Saariaho Inspire Vivid Programs
United States Sibelius, Saariaho, Vivaldi, Tan Dun, Boccherini, Montaña, Shore, Rodrigo, Granados, Falla, Chabrier, Rachmaninoff, Lutoslawski, Brahms/Schoenberg: Soloists, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Pacifica Quartet, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Robert Spano and Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductors). Benedict Music Tent and Harris Hall, Aspen, CO. 5-7.8.2016. (BH)
2016 Salzburg Festival Celebrates 90th Birthdays of Cerha and Kurtág
Austria Salzburg Festival (2) – Cerha, Kurtág, and Webern: Natalia Zagorinskaya (soprano), Klangforum Wien / Sylvain Cambreling (conductor). Kollegienkirche, Salzburg, 6.8.2016. (MB)
The Exterminating Angel Receives a Fine Salzburg Baptism
Austria Salzburg Festival (1) – Adès, The Exterminating Angel: Soloists, Salzburger Bachchor, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien / Thomas Adès (conductor), Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 5.8.2016. (MB)
