Festivals – Page 27 – Seen and Heard International

The pure joy of musicmaking: soloists of Berlin’s Karajan-Akademie in Aix-en-Provence

18/04/2023 by Colin Clarke

France Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival [1] – Revel, Beethoven: Soloists from the Karajan-Akademie of the Berlin Philharmonic. Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence, France, 15.4.2023. (CC)

Soloists from the Karajan-Akademie of the Berlin Philharmonic © Caroline Doutre

Heartbeat Opera’s Lady M puts a new spin on Shakespeare and Verdi

18/04/2023 by Rick Perdian

United States Verdi, Lady M: Soloists, Band / Daniel Schlosberg (conductor). Heartbeat Opera, Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York, 14.3.2023. (RP)

Two relatively little-known Bartók pieces feature in a top-quality concert in Budapest

17/04/2023 by Agnes Kory

Hungary Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks 2023 festival [2]: Dénes Várjon (pianist), Concerto Budapest / András Keller (conductor). Great Hall of Music Academy, Budapest, 1.4.2023. (AK)

Dénes Várjon (pianist) and András Keller (conductor ) © Gábor Fejér / Concerto Budapest

Seong-Jin Cho and Semyon Bychkov’s Czech Philharmonic truly distinguish themselves in Budapest

17/04/202316/04/2023 by Agnes Kory

Hungary Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks 2023 festival [1]: Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Seong-Jin Cho (pianist), Czech Philharmonic. MŰPA, Budapest, 31.3.2023. (AK)

Seong-Jin Cho plays with the Czech Philharmonic

Götterdämmerung ends a Berlin Ring which challenged and taught us much, moving us too

13/04/2023 by Mark Berry

Germany Berlin Festtage [4] – Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 10.4.2023. (MB)

*Götterdämmerung* (Act III) © Monika Rittershaus

Fine singing, playing and characterisation in Siegfried as Dmitri Tcherniakov’s Ring unfolds further

11/04/202309/04/2023 by Mark Berry

Germany Berlin Festtage [4] – Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 8.4.2023. (MB)

Stephan Rügamer (Mime) and Michael Volle (The Wanderer) © Monika Rittershaus

Jérémie Rhorer fails to penetrate to the heart of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

11/04/202308/04/2023 by Mark Berry

Germany Berlin Festtage [3] – Beethoven: Camilla Nylund (soprano), Anna Kissjudit (mezzo-soprano), Saimir Pirgu (tenor), René Pape (bass), Staatsopern Chor Berlin (chorus director: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Jérémie Rhorer (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 7.4.2023. (MB)

Jérémie Rhorer conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin © Peter Adamik

Die Walküre imaginatively set in a police state and marvellously performed in Berlin

11/04/202308/04/2023 by Mark Berry

Germany Berlin Festtage [2] – Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 5.4.2023. (MB)

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