Festivals

Outstanding concert by Stéphane Degout and Quatuor Diotima at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

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FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2025 [4] – Ligeti, Respighi, and Schoeck: Stéphane Degout (baritone), Quatuor Diotima (Yun-Peng Zhao, Léo Marillier [violins], Franck Chevalier [viola], Alexis Descharmes [cello]). Conservatoire Darius Milhaud, Aix-en-Provence, 10.7.2025. (MB)

Stéphane Degout (centre) and Quatuor Diotima

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Much to admire and enjoy in Don Giovanni at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

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FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [2] – Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, 8.7.2025. (MB)

Don Giovanni at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2025 © Monika Rittershaus

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Quiet radiance of Fauré’s chamber music revealed at the 92nd Street Y

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United StatesUnited States Fauré: Joshua Bell, Irène Duval (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano), Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola). 92nd Street Y, New York, 9.7.2025. (ES-S)

Joshua Bell, Irène Duval (violin), Jeremy Denk (piano), Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola) and Steven Isserlis (cello) © Michael Priest

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Marie Jacquot pairs rare Richard Strauss with Goosby’s Mozart in 2025’s first ‘Summers at Severance’

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United StatesUnited States ‘Summers at Severance’ 2025 [1]: Randall Goosby (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Marie Jacquot (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 10.7.2025. (MSJ)

Randall Goosby plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 with the Cleveland Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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