Excellent programming from Gergiev, Kavakos and the Mariinsky at Lucerne Festival
01/09/2019
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [6] – Debussy, Sibelius, Chausson, Ravel, Shostakovich: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Mariinsky Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern (KKL), Lucerne, 31.8.2019. (JR)
Valery Gergiev (c) Manuel Jans/Lucerne Festival
Straight from the heart – Berkshire Opera Festival’s frothy, fantastic Don Pasquale
01/09/2019
United States Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Berkshire Opera Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Brian Garman (conductor), Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, 27.8.2019. (RP)
Craig Colclough (Don Pasquale) & Emmett O’Hanlon (Malatesta) in Don Pasquale
© Ken Howard
An Inspiring Evening of English Music at the Proms
30/08/2019
United Kingdom BBC PROM 53 – Vaughan Williams, Wood, Elgar: Stacey Tappan (soprano), Anthony Gregory (tenor), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2019. (CC)
Stacey Tappan (soprano) (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
The Multi-Faceted Musicianship of Ryan Wigglesworth Showcased at the Proms
29/08/2019
United Kingdom BBC PROM 52 – Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Wigglesworth and Stravinsky: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Britten Sinfonia / Ryan Wigglesworth (piano/conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2019. (AS)
Ryan Wigglesworth (c) Benjamin Ealovega
Outstanding Berg from Kirill Petrenko in Salzburg
28/08/2019
Austria Salzburg Festival [11] – Berg and Beethoven: Marlis Petersen (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Kwangchul Youn (bass), Berlin Radio Chorus (chorus director: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 25.8.2019. (MB)
Kirill Petrenko and the BPO (c) Salzburger Festspiele/Marco Borrelli
Daniel Barenboim’s Way with Mahler Remains Not Completely Convincing
28/08/2019
Austria Salzburg Festival [10] – Mahler: Okka von der Damerau (mezzo-soprano), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2019. (MB)
Okka von der Damerau (c) Michael Lie
The BSO’s Profound and Powerful Season Finale at Tanglewood
28/08/2019
United States Tanglewood [9] – Schoenberg, Beethoven: Nicole Cabell (soprano), J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Morris Robinson (bass), Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra / James Burton, Giancarlo Guerrero (conductors), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 25.8.2019. (RP)
Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) with the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott
The Amatis Trio Celebrate Robert & Clara Schumann at the Proms
27/08/2019
United Kingdom BBC PROMS AT … CADOGAN HALL 6 – Robert & Clara Schumann: Amatis Trio (Lea Hausmann [violin], Samuel Shepherd [cello], Mengjie Han [piano]), Cadogan Hall, London, 26.8.2019. (CS)
Amatis Trio (c) Marco Borggreve
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
