Great Bruckner’s Eighth in Lucerne with Nelsons and the Leipzigers
26/08/2019
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [3] – Bruckner: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Luzern, Lucerne, 25.8.2019. (JR)
Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
© Manuela Jans/Lucerne Festival
Khatia Buniatishvili Demonstrates Highly Individual Pianism – But Not in a Good Way!
26/08/2019
Austria Salzburg Festival [9] – Schubert, Liszt, and Stravinsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 21.8.2019. (MB)
Khatia Buniatishvili (c) Marco Borrelli
Andrew Davis’s Götterdämmerung Ends the 2019 Edinburgh Festival in a Blaze of Glory
26/08/2019
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [14] – Wagner, Götterdämmerung (in concert): Soloists, RCS (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) Voices (director: Timothy Dean), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25.8.2019. (SRT)
Christine Goerke (Brunnhilde), Josef Wagner (Gunther), RSNO & Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)
(c) Ryan Buchanan
A Lovely Salzburg Lieder Recital from Mauro Peter and Helmut Deutsch
26/08/2019
Austria Salzburg Festival [8]– Schubert and Strauss: Mauro Peter (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 20.8.2019. (MB)
Mauro Peter (tenor) and Helmut Deutsch (c) Marco Borrelli
Aspen Ends the Season with Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’
26/08/2019
United States Aspen Music Festival [10]: Aspen. (HS) Read more
Meticulous Mahler from Chailly and the Remarkable Lucerne Festival Orchestra
25/08/2019
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [2] – Mahler: Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne, 24.8.2019. (JR)
Riccardo Chaillly (c) Marco Borggreve
Very Pleasant Programme in a Haven of Musical Peace on the Fringe
24/08/2019
United Kingdom Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 [4] – Aguado, Ferries: Stuart Murray-Mitchell (tenor), Gordon Ferries (guitar), St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.8.2019. (SRT) Read more
Fine Cast Can’t Overcome a Dreadful Salzburg Production of Médée
24/08/2019
Austria Salzburg Festival [7] – Cherubini, Médée: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 19.8.2019. (MB)
Médée (c) Salzburger Festspiele/Thomas Aurin
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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. 
Composed in 1803, at a time when Beethoven was also writing his second symphony and his third piano 
This production has worked hard to cut the story's racist stereotypes 
Byzantine, Aramaic, and Coptic Christian traditions are melded along with songs and chants – some of 
While other venues closed up shop for the festive season, Wigmore Hall has flown the flag for top-qu 
After a few troubles, the German star regains control and delivers a brilliant performance 
