United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2024 [3] – Schubert, Prokofiev: Barry Douglas (piano). Clandeboye Estate, Northern Ireland, 22.8.2024. (RB)
Excellent Clandeboye recital of Schubert and Prokofiev by Barry Douglas
Festivals
Much to enjoy in performances of Brahms and Poulenc at the Clandeboye Festival
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2024 [2] – Brahms, Poulenc: Barry Douglas (piano), Michel Lithiec (clarinet), Michael d’Arcy (violin), Lidia Jewloszewicz-Clarke (violin), Ed Creedon (viola), David Kenny (viola), Arto Noras (cello), Killian White (cello). Clandeboye Estate, Northern Ireland, 21.8.2024. (RB)
Disappointing Strauss from Grigorian, Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Austria Salzburg Festival 2024 [7] – R. Strauss: Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 24.8.2024 (MB)
Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle in Edinburgh was given a good, if anonymous, performance
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [15] – Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle: Catriona Hewitson, Holly Teague, Holly Brown (sopranos), Georgia Mae Ellis, Kelsey Lauritano, Hannah Bennett (altos), Liam McNally, Euan McDonald, Ferdinand Keller (tenors), Smelo Mahlangu, Jonathan Eyers, George Robarts (basses), James Baillieu and Mark Austin (pianos), Sofia Ros González (accordion). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.8.2024. (SRT)
Riccardo Chailly’s Lucerne Mahler 7 is one of the very best
Switzerland Lucerne Summer Festival 2024 – Mahler’s Seventh Symphony: Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ute Feudel) from the Konzertsaal des KKL Luzern, 16.8.2024 and available on ARTE Concert until 19.8.2025. (JPr)
Modernist masters from the RSNO and the Latin American warmth of the São Paulo musicians in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [14]: Usher Hall, Edinburgh. 18 & 19.8.2024. (GT)
Manfred Honeck brings the Pittsburgh Symphony to Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival 2024 [6] – Rachmaninov and Mahler: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2024. (MB)
Irish Baroque Orchestra’s delightful potpourri and Midori’s Romantic recital in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [13]: Irish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan (director & harpsichord, 22.8); Midori (violin), Özgür Aydin (piano, 23.8). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 22 & 23.8.2024. (SRT)
