United States Aspen Music Festival 2023 [5]: Harris Hall, Aspen, Colorado. [HS]
Augustin Hadelich playing alone makes jaws drop at Aspen
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A gripping Mahler First and an icy Rachmaninoff concerto from Stephen Hough at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 6 – Grace-Evangeline Mason, Rachmaninoff, Mahler: Sir Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Philharmonic / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.7.2023. (MBr)
Longborough’s successful season continues with a dissonant interpretation of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2023 [3] – Monteverdi, L’Orfeo: Soloists, La Serenissima / Robert Howarth (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 18.7.2023. (CP)
Tanglewood’s arcadian Così fan tutte: a transport of delights
United States Tanglewood 2023 [1] – Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Tanglewood, Massachusetts, 15.7.2023. (CSa)
Sofia’s Götterdämmerung is a remarkable triumph for Plamen Kartaloff and Bulgarian music
Bulgaria Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre, 13.7.2023. (GT)
NYO-USA & NYO2: Celebrating the future at Carnegie Hall with youth, artistry and energy
United States Various: Gil Shaham (violin), National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Jennifer Koh (violin), NYO2 / Joseph Young (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 14 and 15.7.2023. (RP)
Triumphant Siegfried of great colour and drama marks another success for Kartaloff’s new Ring cycle in Sofia
Bulgaria Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre, 10.7.2023. (GT)
Anna Pirozzi’s Turandot and Nicola Luisotti’s conducting excel in Teatro Real’s multiple casts
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15, 16 and 17.7.2023. (JMI)
