Festivals

Ryan Bancroft, BBC NOW and choruses triumph in a challenging Proms all-American programme

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 21 – Skye, Copland, Adams: Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), BBC National Chorus of Wales, Crouch End Festival Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2023. (CK)

Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The revival of Plamen Kartaloff’s Tristan und Isolde is another triumph for the Sofia Opera Company

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BulgariaBulgaria Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre, 23.7.2023. (GT)

Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre’s Tristan und Isolde (Act II)

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At Tanglewood: the BSO excels in Wagner and Mozart, while individual players shine in recital

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United StatesUnited States 2023 Tanglewood [3] – Wagner and Mozart: Martin Helmchen (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor). Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA, 22.7.2023. (CSa)

David Afkam conducts pianist Martin Helmchen in Mozart Piano Concerto No.25 in C © Hilary Scott

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Hollywood and havoc from Gluzman, Gimeno and the BBC SO at the 2023 Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 20 – Hermann, Korngold, Prokofiev: Vadim Gluzman (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2023. (JC)

Gustavo Gimeno conducts violinist Vadim Gluzman and the BBC SO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The International Chamber Music Academy at Ochsenhausen comes up gold at Bad Buchau’s Goldener Saal

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GermanyGermany Second International Chamber Music Academy at the Landesakademie in Ochsenhausen [3]: in partnership with the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Faculty members Matthias Buchholz (viola), Hillel Zori (cello), Zora Slokar (French horn), Elina Gotsouliak (piano), and students. Goldener Saal, Bad Buchau, 16.7.2023. (LV)

Leonid Surkov, Kylie Tan, Itamar Gadol and Matthias Buchholz play Britten © Saxton Rose

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Elgar’s The Apostles is a richly rewarding end to the 2023 Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [11] – Elgar: Philippa Boyle (soprano – Virgin Mary), Martha McLorinan (mezzo-soprano – Mary Magdalene), Michael Bell (tenor – St John), John Savournin (bass-baritone – Judas), James Geidt (baritone – St Peter), Dingle Yandell (bass-baritone – Jesus), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral 29.7.2023. (JQ)

Elgar’s The Apostles closes the 2023 Three Choirs Festival

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