Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [3] – Mompou, Liszt, and Scriabin: Arcadi Volodos (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 18.8.2023. (MB)
A memorable Salzburg recital by Arcadi Volodos
Festivals
Two internationally-renowned artists return home for the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [14] – Various: Catriona Morison (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 21.8.2023. (SRT)
Ligeti’s Violin Concerto and Mozart’s ’Jupiter’ were the finest moments of a unique BBC Prom
United Kingdom Prom 47 – Les Siècles plays Ligeti and Mozart: Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano), Les Siècles / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.8.2023. (CC)
Rangwanasha’s singing and Davis’s conducting of Tippett’s music proves unforgettable in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [13] – Tippett: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Michael Mofidian (bass), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.8.2023. (SRT)
Authentic but unengaging Threepenny Opera from Barrie Kosky and the Berliner Ensemble in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [12] – Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill, The Threepenny Opera: Soloists and Musicians of the Berliner Ensemble / Adam Benzwi (musical director). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.8.2023. (SRT)
Kurtág’s Endgame has to be one of the most significant Proms for many years
United Kingdom Prom 43 – Kurtág, Fin de partie (Endgame, semi-staged, UK premiere): Soloists, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.8.2023. (CC)
It’s Sir Simon’s Edinburgh International Festival farewell or maybe it’s simply au revoir
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [10]: Cynthia Miller (ondes Martenot) Peter Donohoe (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Usher Hall, 6pm and 8pm, 18.8.2023. (SRT)
Magical orchestral Proms moments from Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra
United Kingdom Proms 38 and 39 – Audience Choice, Ligeti, Bartók, Beethoven: Anna-Lena Elbert (soprano), Sir András Schiff (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.8.2023. (AK)
