United Kingdom Prom 56, Wagner, Ravel, Shostakovich: Jean-Yves Thibaudet(piano), Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Philippe Jordan (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 25.8.2013. (JPr)
Festivals
Edinburgh Festival (17): Odd Pairing of Purcell and Bartók Operas
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (17) – Purcell, Bartók: Oper Frankfurt / Constantinos Carydis (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 25.8.2013 (SRT)
Mostly Mozart (9): Emerson Quartet Returns to Lincoln Center with New Member
United States Mostly Mozart (9): Beethoven: Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer (violins), Lawrence Dutton, (viola), Paul Watkins (cello), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 19.8.2013 (SSM)
Photo Credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
Edinburgh Festival (16): Zimmermann Shows Aggression in Brahms’ Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (16) – Brahms, Bruckner: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin),Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / David Zinman (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.8.2013 (SRT)
Edinburgh Festival (15):Technology and Art Combine – But Not Always Successfully
Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (15) – Field Recordings: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Usher Hall, 23.08.2013 (SRT)
Photo by Stephanie-Berger
Salzburg Festival (5):Another Remarkable Recital from Grigory Sokolov
Austria Salzburg Festival (5) – Schubert and Beethoven: Grigory Sokolov (piano). Groβes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 23.8.2013 (MB)
Salzburg Festival (4): Shostakovich a Poor Substitute for Birtwistle in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival (4) – Fauré, Shostakovich, Birtwistle, and Brahms: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Nicholas Angelich (piano). Groβer Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 22.8.2013 (MB)
PROM (53):Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic in an Uneven Prom
United Kingdom Prom 53, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and Prokofiev, Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 22.8.2013. (JPr)
