The Shanghai Symphony makes an auspicious Proms debut
02/09/2019
United Kingdom BBC PROM 57 – Qigang Chen, Mozart, Rachmaninov: Eric Lu (piano); Shanghai Symphony Orchestra / Long Yu (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 1.9.2019. (CC)
Long Yu conducts the Shanghai SO (c) Chris Christodoulou
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
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The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances.
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