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Latvian Choir Draws in the Crowds to Glamorgan Musicfest

19/05/201615/05/2016 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2016 Vale of Glamorgan Music Festival I – Vasks, Esenvalds, Hillborg, Pärt:  Latvian Radio Choir / Sigvards Klava (conductor), St Augustine’s Church, Penarth, 10.5.2016. (PCG)

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Rosanne van Sandwijk Makes a Huge Impression at Chipping Campden

22/05/201614/05/2016 by RJones

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schubert & Schumann: Rosanne van Sandwijk (mezzo soprano), Julius Drake (piano), Chipping Campden International Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 13.5.2016. (RJ)

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Jerusalem Quartet Play Shostakovich’s Dresden Quartet in Dresden with Concentration and Understanding

22/05/201611/05/2016 by Michael Cookson

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GermanyGermany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2016 – Shostakovich: Jerusalem Quartet, Konzertsaal, Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden, 9.5.2016. (MC)

Jerusalem Quartet, photo Felix Broede
Jerusalem Quartet (c) Felix Broede

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Adventurous Bach Arrangements from Jeffrey Cohan and the Salish Sea Festival

22/08/201602/05/2016 by Geoffrey Newman

CanadaCanada J.S. Bach: Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute), Ingrid Matthews (baroque violin), Hans-Jürgen Schnoor (harpsichord), Ryerson United Church, Vancouver, 17.4.2016. (GN)

 Jeffrey Cohan © Reed Carlson.

Jeffrey Cohan © Reed Carlson.

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Litton Lavishes Loving Care on Orchestration of Die ägyptische Helena

15/04/201610/04/2016 by Mark Berry

GermanyGermany Strauss-Wochen (3) – Die ägyptische Helena: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Andrew Litton (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 8.4.2016. (MB)

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Fine Performance of Elektra Despite a Lacklustre Production

15/04/201608/04/2016 by Mark Berry

GermanyGermany Strauss-Wochen (2), Elektra: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 7.4.2016. (MB)

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A Salome of Great Musico-Dramatic Import at Deutsche Oper, Berlin

15/04/201608/04/2016 by Mark Berry

GermanyGermany Strauss-Wochen (1) – Salome: Soloists, Statisterie and Male Dancers from the Deutsche Oper, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Alain Altonoglu (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 6.4.2016. (MB)

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Deutsche Oper’s Salome (c) Monika Rittershaus

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Two Great Pianists – and Musical Minds – in Partnership

08/04/201631/03/2016 by Mark Berry

GermanyGermany Berlin Festtage (3) – Schumann, Debussy, and Bartók: Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich (pianos), Torsten Schönfeld, Dominic Oelze (percussion). Philharmonie, Berlin, 26.3.2016. (MB)

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