Germany Musikfest Bremen 2025 [2] – Ciao Napoli! Serenata Napoletana: Pene Pati (tenor), Il Pomo d’Oro. Die Glocke, Bremen, 4.9.2025. (DM-D)
Pene Pati and Il Pomo D’oro bring a subtle feast of Neapolitan Song to Bremen
Festivals
Intense, unnerving, and compelling: Shostakovich celebrated at the Proms with a stellar Lady Macbeth of Mtensk
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [26] – Shostakovich, The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District: Soloists, BBC Singers, Chorus of English National Opera (chorus master: Matthew Quinn), Brass Section of the Orchestra of English National Opera, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra /John Storgårds (conductor), Ruth Knight (stage director). Royal Albert Hall, London. 1.9.2025. (CSa)
An unforgettable The Turn of the Screw closes the Cumbria Opera Festival
United Kingdom Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists, Jessica Meakin, Julian Cann (violins), Kim Becker (viola), Daniel Crompton (cello), Richard English (double bass), Richard Allen (harp), Hannah Gillingham (flute/alto flute/piccolo), Mana Shibata (oboe/cor anglais), William Hammond (clarinet/bass clarinet), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Chris Howlings (French horn), Alex Norton (piano/celesta), Stephen Burke (percussion) / Joe Davies (conductor). Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, 30.8.2025. (CK)
Sonya Yoncheva, Khatia Buniatishvili, Paul Lewis and the Gewandhaus Orchestra illuminate the SIF in 2025
Spain Santander International Festival 2025: Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, Santander. (DF)
Spectacular debut from Inmo Yang, in an otherwise disappointing French evening
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [23] – Bizet, Sarasate, Holmès, Saint-Saëns: Inmo Yang (violin), Rachel Mahon (organ), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Marie Jacqot (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2025. (MBr)
Peter Whelan has the handle on Alexander’s Feast at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [25] – Handel: Hillary Cronin (soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor), Hillary Cronin (soprano), Irish Baroque Chorus, Irish Baroque Orchestra / Peter Whelan (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.8.2025. (AV-E)
Khatia Buniatishvili, Jaime Martin and the Melbourne SO show their professionalism at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [24] – Sutherland, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2025. (CC)
Porgy and Bess Reimagined: outstanding Gershwin at the Cumbria Opera Festival
United Kingdom Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 [3] – Gershwin, Porgy and Bess Reimagined: Venetia Iga (alto), Michael Muoneke (tenor), Kezia Abouma (piano), Nathan Dawkins (double bass), Noah Ojumu (drums), Joe Davies, Alistair Burton (arrangers). Kendal Town Hall, 27.8.2025. (CK)
