United Kingdom Prom 56. Holst, Schoenberg, Scriabin, Alexander Toradze (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2014 (RB)
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Festival Director Ends Tenure with Powerful New Work
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2014 (20) – Mills, Janáček: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Thomas Trotter (organ), Ilan Volkov (conductor) Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30.8.2014 (SRT)
PROM 57: Daniel Harding’s Impressive Mahler at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 57 – Mahler: Kate Royal (soprano), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Swedish Radio Choir (chorus master: Peter Dijkstra), Philharmonia Chorus (chorus master: Stefan Bevier), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2014 (MB)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Magnificent Verdi Requiem
Spain Verdi: Messa da Requiem, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastiàn, Spain, 26.8.2014 (JMI)
Mostly Mozart (7): Zinman is Welcomed Back to the States After 19 Years as Conductor of Tonhalle in Zurich
United States Mostly Mozart Festival 7: Boyce, Mozart, Beethoven, Joshua Bell (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, David Zinman (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 19.8.2014 (SSM)
PROM 48: The Unique Sound of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Prom 48 – Tomasson, Schumann, Leifs, Beethoven: Jonathan Biss (piano), Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.8.2014. (GD)
PROM 53: Wonderfully Satisfying Brahms Brought to the Proms from Budapest
United Kingdom Prom 53: Brahms: Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2014 (CS)
Ma and Ling Bring Brilliance to Elgar
United States Smetana, Elgar, Dvořák: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Cleveland Orchestra, Jahja Ling (conductor) Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 08.16.2014. (MSJ)